gnash
(verb) grind together, of teeth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gnash (third-person singular simple present gnashes, present participle gnashing, simple past and past participle gnashed)
(transitive) To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
(transitive) To grind between the teeth.
(Geordie) To run away.
gnash (plural gnashes)
A sudden snapping of the teeth.
• Ghans, Shang, hangs
Source: Wiktionary
Gnash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gnashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gnashing.] Etym: [OE. gnasten, gnaisten, cf. Icel. gnastan a gnashing, gn to gnash, Dan.knaske, Sw. gnissla, D. knarsen, G. knirschen.]
Definition: To strike together, as in anger or pain; as, to gnash the teeth.
Gnash, v. i.
Definition: To grind or strike the teeth together. There they him laid, Gnashing for anguish, and despite, and shame. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
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