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Grinding vs Thrusting - What's the difference?

grinding | thrusting |

As verbs the difference between grinding and thrusting

is that grinding is present participle of lang=en while thrusting is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between grinding and thrusting

is that grinding is the action of grinding together or crushing into small particles while thrusting is the motion by which someone or something thrusts.

As an adjective grinding

is of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.

grinding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles.
    • Ominous creakings and grindings came from the innards of the machine.
  • (dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
  • (online gaming) Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.
    • The meeting came to a grinding halt when the two sides could not agree .

    thrusting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The motion by which someone or something thrusts.
  • The act of squeezing curd by hand, to expel the whey.
  • The white whey, or that which is last pressed out of the curd by the hand, and of which butter is sometimes made.
    • (Webster 1913)