Fettling vs. Grinding — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Fettling and Grinding
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Fettling
Fettle.
Grinding
To reduce to small bits or crush to a fine powder
Grind wheat into flour.
Grind coffee beans.
Fettling
Present participle of fettle
Grinding
To shape, sharpen, or refine with friction
Grind scissors to a fine edge.
Grind lenses for eyeglasses.
Fettling
Repairing; mending; sorting.
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Grinding
To rub (two surfaces) together harshly; gnash
Grind one's teeth.
Fettling
A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace.
Grinding
To bear down on harshly; crush
The team's spirit was ground down by harsh losses.
Fettling
The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.
Grinding
To oppress or weaken gradually or persistently
“Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law” (Oliver Goldsmith).
Fettling
A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace.
Grinding
To operate by turning a crank
Ground a hurdy-gurdy.
Fettling
The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.
Grinding
To instill or teach by persistent repetition
Ground the truth into their heads.
Grinding
To perform the operation of grinding something.
Grinding
To become crushed, pulverized, or powdered by friction
Those coffee beans ground easily.
Grinding
To move with noisy friction; grate
A train grinding along rusty rails.
Grinding
Past tense and past participle grind·ed(grīndĭd) To ride a skateboard, a snowboard, or skis over a grind rail or narrow surface, often with the board or skis at right angles to the direction of movement.
Grinding
(Informal) To devote oneself to study or work
Grinding for a test.
Grinding away at housework.
Grinding
Past tense and past participle grind·ed(grīndĭd) Slang To rotate the pelvis erotically, as while dancing or performing a striptease.
Grinding
The act of grinding.
Grinding
A crunching or grinding noise.
Grinding
A specific grade or degree of pulverization, as of coffee beans
Drip grind.
Grinding
Bits of ground coffee; grounds.
Grinding
(Informal) A laborious task, routine, or study
The daily grind.
Grinding
(Informal) A student who works or studies excessively.
Grinding
(Slang) An erotic rotation of the pelvis.
Grinding
Present participle of grind
Grinding
The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles.
Ominous creakings and grindings came from the innards of the machine.
Grinding
(dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
Grinding
Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.
Grinding
Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.
The meeting came to a grinding halt when the two sides could not agree.
Grinding
Relentlessly taxing; burdensome; exacting to the point of exhaustion.
A week of filled with grinding toil.
Grinding
(obsolete) Crushing; oppressive; overwhelming.
Grinding
From Grind.
Grinding
Matter resulting from the process of grinding;
Vegetable grindings clogged the drain
Grinding
A harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
Grinding
The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
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