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Detailed Translations for grinding from English to Dutch

grinding:

grinding [the ~] nomen

  1. the grinding (polishing)
    slijpen; wegslijpen
  2. the grinding (grating)
    geknerp; het geknars

grinding adj

  1. grinding (dire; piercing)
  2. grinding (gnashing)

Translation Matrix for grinding:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
geknars grating; grinding
geknerp grating; grinding
slijpen grinding; polishing
wegslijpen grinding; polishing
- abrasion; attrition; detrition
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
slijpen grind; sharpen; strop; whet
wegslijpen grind away; polish off
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
nijpend dire; grinding; piercing burdensome; galling; heavy; irksome
smartelijk dire; grinding; piercing burdensome; full of sadness; galling; grievous; heavy; irksome; pained; painful; saddened
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- levigation; pulverisation; pulverization
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
tandenknarsend gnashing; grinding

Related Words for "grinding":


Synonyms for "grinding":


Related Definitions for "grinding":

  1. a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)1
  2. material resulting from the process of grinding1
    • vegetable grindings clogged the drain1
  3. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice1

Wiktionary Translations for grinding:

grinding
noun
  1. de wijze waarop of de mate waarin iets gemalen wordt of is

grinding form of grind:

to grind verb (grinds, ground, grinding)

  1. to grind
    malen; vermalen; fijnmalen
    • malen verb (maal, maalt, maalde, maalden, gemalen)
    • vermalen verb (vermaal, vermaalt, vermaalde, vermaalden, vermalen)
    • fijnmalen verb
  2. to grind (whet; sharpen; strop)
    slijpen; wetten; aanzetten; scherpen
    • slijpen verb (slijp, slijpt, slijpte, slijpten, geslepen)
    • wetten verb (wet, wette, wetten, gewet)
    • aanzetten verb (zet aan, zette aan, zetten aan, aangezet)
    • scherpen verb (scherp, scherpt, scherpte, scherpten, gescherpt)
  3. to grind (grind off)
    afslijpen; erafslijpen

Conjugations for grind:

present
  1. grind
  2. grind
  3. grinds
  4. grind
  5. grind
  6. grind
simple past
  1. ground
  2. ground
  3. ground
  4. ground
  5. ground
  6. ground
present perfect
  1. have ground
  2. have ground
  3. has ground
  4. have ground
  5. have ground
  6. have ground
past continuous
  1. was grinding
  2. were grinding
  3. was grinding
  4. were grinding
  5. were grinding
  6. were grinding
future
  1. shall grind
  2. will grind
  3. will grind
  4. shall grind
  5. will grind
  6. will grind
continuous present
  1. am grinding
  2. are grinding
  3. is grinding
  4. are grinding
  5. are grinding
  6. are grinding
subjunctive
  1. be ground
  2. be ground
  3. be ground
  4. be ground
  5. be ground
  6. be ground
diverse
  1. grind!
  2. let's grind!
  3. ground
  4. grinding
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for grind:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aanzetten encouraging; impelling; inciting; stimulation; turning on
slijpen grinding; polishing
vermalen crunched; ground
wetten acts; institutions; laws; rules
- donkeywork; drudgery; dweeb; mill; nerd; plodding; pulverisation; pulverization; swot; wonk
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aanzetten grind; sharpen; strop; whet activate; bait; connect; drive; encourage; excite; goad; incite; instigate; irritate; light; nettle; put on; start; stimulate; stir up; switch on; turn on; urge; whip up
afslijpen grind; grind off grind off
erafslijpen grind; grind off grind off
fijnmalen grind
malen grind
scherpen grind; sharpen; strop; whet
slijpen grind; sharpen; strop; whet sharpen
vermalen grind
wetten grind; sharpen; strop; whet
- bray; comminute; cranch; craunch; crunch; dig; drudge; fag; grate; labor; labour; mash; moil; toil; travail
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- levigate; pulverise; pulverize

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Synonyms for "grind":


Related Definitions for "grind":

  1. the act of grinding to a powder or dust1
  2. hard monotonous routine work1
  3. the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground1
    • a coarse grind of coffee1
  4. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious1
  5. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading1
    • grind the spices in a mortar1
  6. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together1
  7. press or grind with a crushing noise1
  8. shape or form by grinding1
    • grind lenses for glasses and cameras1
  9. created by grinding1
    • grind designs into the glass bowl1
  10. dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced1
  11. work hard1

Wiktionary Translations for grind:

grind
noun
  1. a tedious task
verb
  1. to remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface
  2. to make smaller by breaking with a device
grind
verb
  1. tussen twee harde voorwerpen fijnwrijven
  2. door wrijving met een hard fijnverdeeld poeder het oppervlak van een vast voorwerp spiegelglad maken

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
grind kwellen; malen; vermalen moudre — Mettre en poudre au moyen du moulin.

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