The loud grinding was very irritating to listen to.

The grinding doesn't finish until the grains are reduced to a fine powder.

Many people in the world live in grinding poverty.

They settled out of court to avoid a grinding legal battle over rights to the name.

The old windmill was used to grind wheat back in the 19th century.

Maggie ground meat for the burgers while Tom fired up the grill.

Shifting carelessly always made the gears grind in the old car.

After Sunday, it's back to the regular grind at work.

The French press uses a coarser grind than the one Heather has.

The college kids spent their weekends drinking and grinding at the clubs instead of studying.

This poker player makes a living by grinding.

Jeff used power tools to grind through the lock on his shed.

The old man grinds the organ and his monkey dances.

Fred worked at the eye doctor's office and ground lenses for a living.

The chef uses a whetstone to grind his kitchen knives.

The builder uses a power tool to grind down the stone.

The constant criticism from his partner was grinding him down.

The negotiations ground on for several weeks without success.

He ground out the stub of his cigarette in an ashtray.

Politicians go on grinding out the same old platitudes.

An overturned truck brought traffic to a grinding halt.

When sharpening a chisel on a grinding stone, it's important to get the angle right.