The Clue
Very burdensome (8 letter answer)
The Answer
GRINDING
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Notes
The answer GRINDING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
GRINDING as a noun:
1. matter resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain"
2. a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
3. (grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition) = the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
GRIND as a verb:
1. (crunch, cranch, craunch, grind) = press or grind with a crunching noise
2. (grate, grind) = make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"
3. (grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute) = reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
4. (labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil) = work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
5. dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
6. created by grinding; "grind designs into the glass bowl"
7. shape or form by grinding; "grind lenses for glasses and cameras"