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How to pronounce “grind”
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Pronunciation guide for grind
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of grind with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- One Spice, Two Spice
spices. I have two little coffee grinders at home, and in my kitchen at the restaurant,
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce grind
One Spice, Two Spice

spices. I have two little coffee grinders at home, and in my kitchen at the restaurant,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “grind”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
- (transitive) To shape with the force of friction.
- (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
- (intransitive) To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
- To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
- (sports, intransitive) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
- (transitive) To oppress, hold down or weaken.
- (slang, intransitive) To rotate the hips erotically.
- (slang) To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
- (slang) To rub one's body against another's in a sexual way; to frottage.
- (video games) To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
- (transitive) To operate by turning a crank.
- To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
- (computing, dated) To automatically format and indent code.
- (slang, Hawaii) To eat.
- To instill through repetitive teaching.
- (intransitive, slang) To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
- (transitive, slang) To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.
- [Noun]
- The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
- Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
- A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
- A tedious and laborious task.
- A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
- (archaic, slang) One who studies hard.
- (uncountable, music) Clipping of grindcore (“subgenre of heavy metal”).
- (uncountable, slang) Hustle; hard work.
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