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    grinding

    US /'ɡraɪndɪŋ/

    ・

    UK /ˈgraɪndɪŋ/

    A1
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
    You hear that noise when I grind metal
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
    His brakes grind when he stops the car
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To press together with force making a sound
    He is grinding the knife to a sharp point

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    Your Microwave's Most Underrated Button | Techniquely with Lan Lam

    10:46Your Microwave's Most Underrated Button | Techniquely with Lan Lam
    • (plate grinding)

      (plate grinding)

    B1

    Thieves take $30 million in one of the largest cash heists in Los Angeles history

    07:47Thieves take $30 million in one of the largest cash heists in Los Angeles history
    • In addition, there's also reports of a grinding sound, which suggests that there was a time there's a time they're talking about when they think it occurred.

      In addition, there's also reports of a grinding sound, which suggests that there was a time there's a time they're talking about when they think it occurred.

    • there's also reports of a grinding sound,

      there's also reports of a grinding sound,

    A2

    Why McDonald's won fries

    11:04Why McDonald's won fries
    • In his memoir, Grinding It Out — best title for a memoir ever— Kroc wrote…let's change the music. 

      In his memoir, Grinding It Out — best title for a memoir ever— Kroc wrote…let's change the music. 

    B1

    Every Time Mr. Krabs Had NO Shell! ?? | SpongeBob SquarePants

    06:29Every Time Mr. Krabs Had NO Shell! ?? | SpongeBob SquarePants
    • [grinding]

      [grinding]

    B2

    Top 10 Biggest Albums of the 2020s So Far

    12:49Top 10 Biggest Albums of the 2020s So Far
    • ♪ I used to walk down the streets on my way to school ♪ ♪ Grinding my teeth to a rhythm invisible ♪

      ♪ I used to walk down the streets on my way to school ♪ ♪ Grinding my teeth to a rhythm invisible ♪

    • I used to walk down the streets on my way to school, grinding my teeth to a rhythm invisible.

      I used to walk down the streets on my way to school, grinding my teeth to a rhythm invisible.

    B1

    South Korea threatens consequences, sets deadline for striking doctors to return to work

    05:12South Korea threatens consequences, sets deadline for striking doctors to return to work
    • (Speaking in Korean) Trainee doctors usually work more than 100 hours per week. While some may think we start our shifts at 8 am or 9 am, in reality, we begin at 4 am or 6 am. We earn around two million ($1,503) to four million won ($3,007) per month, not tens of millions of won. The current medical system in South Korea, which is a great one, is run by keeping cheap trainee doctors grinding.

      (Speaking in Korean) Trainee doctors usually work more than 100 hours per week. While some may think we start our shifts at 8 am or 9 am, in reality, we begin at 4 am or 6 am. We earn around two million ($1,503) to four million won ($3,007) per month, not tens of millions of won. The current medical system in South Korea, which is a great one, is run by keeping cheap trainee doctors grinding.

    B1

    Why You Keep Having the Same Fight

    03:41Why You Keep Having the Same Fight
    • Every day, the same argument unfolds, perhaps four or five million times in different places around the planet, grinding hours of our lives into primitive despair, even as we fly around in our jet planes and rely on our space age technologies.

      Every day, the same argument unfolds, perhaps four or five million times in different places around the planet, grinding hours of our lives into primitive despair, even as we fly around in our jet planes and rely on our space age technologies.

    • Every day the same argument unfolds - perhaps four or five million times - in different places around the planet, grinding hours of our lives into primitive despair even as we fly around in our jet planes and rely on our space-age technologies.

      Every day the same argument unfolds - perhaps four or five million times - in different places around the planet, grinding hours of our lives into primitive despair even as we fly around in our jet planes and rely on our space-age technologies.

    B1

    実は”役立たず”な体の部位は?進化生物学者が解説 | WIRED Japan

    11:00実は”役立たず”な体の部位は?進化生物学者が解説   | WIRED Japan
    • The molars are grinding teeth for eating leaves and vegetable type things.

      The molars are grinding teeth for eating leaves and vegetable type things.

    • The molars are grinding teeth for eating leaves and vegetable-type things.

      The molars are grinding teeth for eating leaves and vegetable-type things.

    B1

    Newsom Warns: Other States Are Next | ICE Raids Threaten Our Meat Supply | Confederacy Rises Again

    09:55Newsom Warns: Other States Are Next | ICE Raids Threaten Our Meat Supply | Confederacy Rises Again
    • Last night, Mayor Karen Bass declared a curfew in the protest area, and life in Los Angeles came to a grinding halt.

      Last night, Mayor Karen Bass declared a curfew in the protest area, and life in Los Angeles came to a grinding halt.

    • If by grinding halt, you mean the Disney Concert Hall canceled one show, saying, due to the curfew put in place for downtown Los Angeles, tonight's soul chamber music concert has been canceled.

      If by grinding halt, you mean the Disney Concert Hall canceled one show, saying, due to the curfew put in place for downtown Los Angeles, tonight's soul chamber music concert has been canceled.

    B1

    Ladies Night Song - SNL

    03:19Ladies Night Song - SNL
    • He's grinding on my booty, and he's grabbing my waist.

      He's grinding on my booty, and he's grabbing my waist.

    • He's grinding on my booty, and he's grabbing my waist.

      He's grinding on my booty, and he's grabbing my waist.

    A2