grinding

Meanings

Verb

• Present participle of grind

Noun

• The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles.
• A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
• Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.

Adjective

• Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.
• Hard and tedious.

Origin

• From Middle English gryndynge, equivalent to grind + -ing.