Synonyms for grinding
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles; the sound of this action.
Ominous creakings and grindings came from the innards of the machine.
Related words
- Phrases
- grinding machine
Forms
- Plural
- grindings → abrasions, attritions, detritions, triturations…
Example sentences
- attrition We're fighting a war of attrition with armies of robots.
- abrasion It's just an abrasion and a bruise. Nothing's broken.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| grinding | falling | |
| attrition | falling | |
| abrasion | falling | |
| detrition | steady | |
| trituration | falling | |
| abradant | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- abrasion3, abradant
- 9 letters
- attrition3, detrition
- 11 letters
- trituration
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abrasion3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- broyage
- Italiano
- macinazione