gnashed; gnashing; gnashes
: to strike or grind (the teeth) together
gnash
noun
Examples of gnash in a Sentence
dogs gnashing their teeth
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When the Eva goes berserk, it’s revealed to have gnashing white teeth, a jawline that its armor previously hid and muzzled.
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, there was much gnashing and wailing around Nvidia ’s big 9% drop yesterday.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
Party poopers might be weeping and wailing and gnashing teeth over U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to toss out the classified documents case against the Master of Mar-A-Lago.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2024
There is gnashing of teeth over the federal court order on Thursday that former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon surrender on July 1 to begin serving, finally, the four-month sentence imposed on him nearly two years ago by Judge Carl Nichols.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 8 June 2024
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, there was much gnashing and wailing around Nvidia ’s big 9% drop yesterday.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
Party poopers might be weeping and wailing and gnashing teeth over U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to toss out the classified documents case against the Master of Mar-A-Lago.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2024
There is gnashing of teeth over the federal court order on Thursday that former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon surrender on July 1 to begin serving, finally, the four-month sentence imposed on him nearly two years ago by Judge Carl Nichols.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 8 June 2024
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“Gnash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnash. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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gnash
verb
: to strike or grind (as the teeth) together
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