"hip-grinding" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more hip-grinding [comparative], most hip-grinding [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} hip-grinding (comparative more hip-grinding, superlative most hip-grinding)
  1. (Of music) having a groove that suits this type of dancing.
    Sense id: en-hip-grinding-en-adj-upW8T6rc

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hip-grinding (uncountable)
  1. (often attributive) A sexual gyrating of the hips when dancing. Tags: attributive, often, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hip-grinding-en-noun-GImQ~FRM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80

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