gnash

[US]/næʃ/
[UK]/næʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. grind (one's teeth)
vi. grind (one's teeth)
n. grinding
Word Forms
Past Tensegnashed
Past Participlegnashed
Present Participlegnashing
Third Person Singulargnashes
Pluralgnashes

Phrases & Collocations

gnash teeth

gnash in frustration

Example Sentences

no doubt he is gnashing his teeth in rage.

He one gnash one's teeth bought 500 flesh to use chickling.

He’ll be gnashing his teeth when he hears that we lost the contract.

The dog began to gnash its teeth in frustration.

She could hear the sound of teeth gnashing in the dark.

The villain gnashed his teeth in anger.

The old man gnashed his dentures while sleeping.

The monster's jaws gnashed together as it roared.

The angry mob began to gnash their teeth at the injustice.

The metal gears gnashed loudly as they turned.

The knight's armor made a gnashing sound as he walked.

The machine gnashed to a halt, causing sparks to fly.

She could feel the tension in the room, teeth gnashing in frustration.

Real-world Examples

How the other red hats would gnash their teeth in envy.

Source: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

They squirmed, kicked, flailed their sharp little fists, and gnashed their teeth.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Ove clamps his jaws so hard that he starts gnashing his teeth.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Sir Francis shook his fists, Passepartout was beside himself, and the guide gnashed his teeth with rage.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

They provided the Nautilus with an escort, and I could hear their beaks gnashing on the sheet-iron hull.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

" He's a cursed white-blooded pedantic coxcomb, " said Will, with gnashing impetuosity.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Two)

They haven't got teeth. - It's gnashing something.

Source: The Durrells Season 1

This chafed him and he gnashed like a horse that was champing.

Source: Pan Pan

And it's me, gnashing my teeth.

Source: Kylie Diary Season 1

The war god's hair burst into flames, and he gnashed his teeth in anger.

Source: Level 7 05.Olympic Champion

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