grinding
n.— «I wanted so hard to hold my head up. I was grinding. I was shellshocked. I’d been on the verge of winning a tournament that puts me in the history books.» —“One Man Put His Stamp on This Open, a Proud One” by Tony Kornheiser Washington Post July 20, 1987. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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