Grinding and Racking

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

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Racking and grinding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Racking" instead an adjective "Grinding".

Nearby Words: grind, grinder, grinded

Racking adjective - Intensely or unbearably painful.

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Grinding and racking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grinding" instead an adjective "Racking".

Nearby Words: rack, racked

Jekyll drank his potion, "the most racking pangs succeeded: a grinding in the bones, deadly nausea, and a horror of the spirit that cannot be exceeded at the hour of birth or death."

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