Meaning of “grinding” in the English Dictionary

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grindingadjective

uk ​ /ˈɡraɪn.dɪŋ/ us ​ /ˈɡraɪn.dɪŋ/ literary
grinding poverty

› a situation in which people are extremely poor over a long period

(Definition of “grinding” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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grindingadjective

us ​ /ˈɡrɑɪn·dɪŋ/

› Something that is grinding causes people or activities to lose energy and spirit:

He was brought up in grinding poverty.

(Definition of “grinding” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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