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gnash

[ nash ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to grind or strike (the teeth) together, especially in rage or pain.
  2. to bite with grinding teeth.


verb (used without object)

  1. to gnash the teeth.

noun

  1. an act of gnashing.

gnash

/ ²Ôæʃ /

verb

  1. to grind (the teeth) together, as in pain or anger
  2. tr to bite or chew as by grinding the teeth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of gnashing the teeth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ²Ô²¹²õ³ó¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ²Ô²¹²õ³ói²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gnash1

1490–1500; variant of obsolete gnast, Middle English gnasten; compare Old Norse gnastan gnashing of teeth
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gnash1

C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse gnastan gnashing of teeth, gnesta to clatter
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Example Sentences

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Weed heads began gnashing their teeth and rending their garments.

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Citizens on both sides of the political divide wail and gnash their teeth at their collective plight though they are responsible for jumping into the stew in which they boil.

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Until recently, abortion-ban states like Texas mostly gnashed their teeth and railed against their blue state counterparts for allowing this underground enterprise to flourish.

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The rending of hair and gnashing of teeth from those who despise Donald Trump continues inside the Beltway and across the country two weeks after his election to a second presidential term.

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“He lunged at me, flashing his eyes and gnashing his teeth as if he wanted to bite me,†Dmitry recalls.

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