grinding
adj
1 making a harsh noise (as if) from friction 发出（似）摩擦声的; 刺耳的
The car screeched to a halt with grinding brakes. 汽车停住时发出刺耳的刹车声.
2 (idm 习语) bring sth/come to a grinding `halt (infml 口) (cause sth to) stop completely （使某物）停住, 停稳. grinding `poverty (rhet 修辞) extreme poverty that causes suffering 贫苦不堪.