grindingly
adverb
grindingly is spelled G-R-I-N-D-I-N-G-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, grindingly means “With a grinding sound or motion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in grindingly?
| Letters | 10: G-R-I-N-D-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is grindingly?
Grindingly appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of grindingly
- more grindingly comparative
- most grindingly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grindingly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
With a grinding sound or motion.
- 2
With tedious repetition; mechanically.
It was a grindingly dull lecture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does grindingly come from?
From grinding + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).