Grinded vs. Ground

[dirk2024]

Okay, this one has been tripping me up as I read various stories here.

It's the act of one person rubbing their sexual region against another person's sexual region. Doesn't really matter the genders involved.

The present tense of the word is "Grind". But many are writing in the past tense. To me it seems like "ground" is the word choice to go with. "Debbie ground her clit across Chad's pubic bone."

But I am seeing the word, "Grinded" a lot. "Debbie grinded her clit across Chad's pubic bone." Now I don't find grinded in Miriam Websters, but I do find it in Wordhippo.

Past tense for to simulate sexual intercourse without the genitalia directly touching
Past tense for to quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck

Grinded just doesn't quite sound right to my ears. How does it sound to your ears? What version do you use when you write?

 

[THBGato]

Is this a US versus the rest of the world thing?

For me, as a Brit, 'ground' is the only option (following the 'find/found' pattern).

 

[NuclearFairy]

Grinded makes me cringe as I await the wrath of my long dead grandmother.

On the other hand, I just went and looked it up, and this particular bit of improper grammar is becoming more common amongst dancers and gamers alike. I suppose it's only a matter of time until linguistic drift makes it proper grammar.

 

[dirk2024]

Is this a US versus the rest of the world thing?

For me, as a Brit, 'ground' is the only option (following the 'find/found' pattern).

I don't really know.

I do know that Word prefers I use "Grounded" versus "Ground". And, its comfortable with "grinded" as well.

 

[BeechLeaf]

There are a few verbs where the past tense differs depending on the meaning - the sun shone as I shined my shoes - but 'grind' is not one of those for me. I wouldn't ever use 'grinded'. But it doesn't sound completely wrong: I wouldn't be too surprised to see it used.

 

[crookedletter]

I think "ground" is correct. Though this might be a case where, nice and evocative a verb as "grind" might be in the right context, it just doesn't work so well in past tense.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Grind

Grinding

Ground

 

[NuclearFairy]

I do know that Word prefers I use "Grounded" versus "Ground". And, its comfortable with "grinded" as well.

My spell check's refuse to acknowledge grinded.

Also, grounded and ground have two completely different meanings. Ground is the past tense of grinding something into a paste or powder, or grinding against someone. Grounded means that something has been secured to the earth, usually in a metaphorical sense. As in, "She was a very airy and flighty person, but her friends kept her grounded." Also used as an alternative to being restricted when someone is punished.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

There is also grounding.

 

[AG31]

I don't really know.

I do know that Word prefers I use "Grounded" versus "Ground". And, its comfortable with "grinded" as well.

grounded as the past tense of grind??????

 

[SmilingLez]

Depends on the usage. My car grinded to a halt sounds okay. However, I grinded my coffee beans for my morning cup of coffee, not so much

 

[FrancesScott]

Okay

Perhaps split the difference and use grounded? That would be a down to Earth response to the dilemma.

Grinded is acceptable on a dance floor, or - I suppose - a stripper pole.

 

[dirk2024]

grounded as the past tense of grind??????

Yeah. It's odd, I know.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Depends on the usage. My car grinded to a halt sounds okay.

NuhUh.

 

[AG31]

the sun shone as I shined my shoes

Fascinating. Do you know about other examples? Is there a technical term for this?

 

[AwkwardlySet]

For a true gamer, there's only the grind!

And yes, grinding, and grinded too.

No gamer says I've ground these mobs for five hours...
(yeah, I've done such a thing often, once... )

 

[NuclearFairy]

Fascinating. Do you know about other examples? Is there a technical term for this?

Swam and swum.

I swam around for a bit last week.

I have swum in the lake.

 

[CalBishForNow]

Fascinating. Do you know about other examples? Is there a technical term for this?

One more example: hang. "The painting was hung on the wall. The criminal was hanged by the neck until dead." But I'd agree with most other people here, it's rare and probably wrong in the case of "grinded."

 

[crookedletter]

I think we should all agree in no circumstance should we use grounded as past tense of grind.

Such usage would really grounderinged my gears.

 

[BeechLeaf]

Yes, 'hang' is another example. 'Swam' and 'swim' isn't, because one is simple past (I swam) and the other is perfect (I have swum): lots of verbs have two different forms here. I can't think of an appropriate technical term for the 'hanged'/'hung' and 'shone'/'shined' distinction.

 

[AlinaX]

I’ve changed my mind three times since starting to write this reply.

 

[OddLove]

Shakespeare used Digged and Bended in Hamlet and *Henry. But lots of people would say Dug and Bent are correcter. So... it's whatever you want.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Shakespeare used Digged and Bended in Hamlet. But lots of people would say Dug and Bent are correcter. So... it's whatever you want.

A lot of Shakespearean English would be considered grammatically incorrect in modern writing.

 

[Dodola]

She grinded her teeth in her sleep.
That sounds correct.
Not sure if it's relevant to the op, but I wouldn't say it as "she ground her teeth in her sleep"

 

[OddLove]

A lot of Shakespearean English would be considered grammatically incorrect in modern writing.

Yes, yet how lengthed until us writing is considered grammatically uncorrect?