grind out

verb

ground out; grinding out; grinds out

transitive verb

: to produce in a mechanical way

ground out a new novel every year

Examples of grind out in a Sentence

after several years of aborted attempts, the band finally ground out a new album

Recent Examples on the Web

Ole Miss grinds out a signature win The real savior, though, was the football. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Blasting Sharon Van Etten music on the subway and grinding out 18-hour shifts in her scrubs seems to be getting the job done, but happiness is a lot harder to deny when someone becomes determined to share it with you. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026

My strength in stroke play is scraping out pars and grinding out pars. — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026

If your business has been quietly grinding out consistent profit for years, that consistency itself is a valuable asset, not a limitation. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grind out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout