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gritting

British

/ ˈɡrɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. the spreading of grit on road surfaces to render them less slippery for vehicles during icy weather
2. ( as modifier )
  
  gritting lorries

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Liu said he was "gritting my teeth and holding on" -- and hoping that the government helped to "stabilise the currency".

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

You could almost hear international observers gritting their teeth and nodding along: No lies detected!

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2025

I was headlining at an age where most of the people around me were still gritting it out in clubs and you’re alone.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

The freeze coincided with hazardous road conditions after strike action led to limited gritting.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024

Eleanor asked; I must have been gritting my teeth all night, she thought, the way my mouth feels.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

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