Damaging and Grinding

Damaging

Damaging adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Grinding and damaging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grinding" instead a noun "Damaging".

Nearby Words: damage, damaged

Grinding

Grinding noun - A harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears).
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Synonyms for Grinding

Damaging and grinding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Damaging" instead a noun "Grinding".

Nearby Words: grind, grinder, grinded

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  • Video Game / FTL: Faster Than Light Stat Grinding: If you happen upon an enemy ship with a loadout that is incapable of damaging you, you can soak up their attacks indefinitely while letting your crew gain experience for it.
  • Black Magic On the subject of sanity-damaging magics: Memory Erosion, Sanity Grinding and Traumatize are all blue, while spells that directly hurt both you and your opponent, possibly along with any creatures in play, are red.
    Source: Black Magic
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