gnash

verb

/ˈnæʃ/

Etymology

From Middle English gnasten. Origin unknown; the word is probably either Germanic or onomatopoeic. Compare Old Norse gnastan, Danish gnaske ("munch", "crunch"), German knirschen, German Low German gnirschen, gnörschen (“gnash”), Swedish gnissla (“squeak; gnash”).

inherited from gnasten

Definitions

1
To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
- gnashing your teeth
2
To grind between the teeth.
- to gnash the air in fury
- The dog was gnashing a carpet
3
To clash together violently.
- There they were, boiling up in snowy spouts of spray, smiting and gnashing together like the gleaming teeth of hell.
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1. To run away.
2. A sudden snapping of the teeth.

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Derived

gnasher, gnashing, gnashingly, gnash one's teeth, gnash up, gnashy, weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth

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