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gnash [næʃ] vb 1. to grind (the teeth) together, as in pain or anger 2. (tr) to bite or chew as by grinding the teeth n
the act of gnashing the teeth [probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse gnastan gnashing of teeth, gnesta to clatter] gnashingly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations gnash [næʃ] vt to gnash one's teeth → digrignare i denti gnash [næʃ] vt to gnash one's teeth → digrignare i denti v gnash [naʃ] to rub (the teeth) together in anger etc. kners يُصِرُّ أسْنانه غَضَبا скърцам със зъби skřípat (zubama) skære tænder knirschen τρίζω τα δόντια μου (π.χ. από θυμό) hacer rechinar krigistama دندان ها را به هم ساییدن kiristellä grincer (des dents) לחרוק दांत पीसना, किटकिटाना škripati zubima (fogát) csikorgatja mengeretakkan nísta digrignare 歯ぎしりをする 이를 갈다 griežti dantimis griezt (zobus) menggertakkan knarsen skjære tenner zgrzytać rilhar a scrâşni (din dinţi) скрежетать зубами škrípať škripati (z zobmi) škrgutati gnissla, skära กัดฟัน gıcırdatmak 咬牙切齒 скреготати зубами دانت پیسنا nghiến răng 咬牙切齿 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The strange visages which came, in turn, to gnash their teeth in the rose window, were like so many brands cast into the brazier; and from the whole of this effervescing crowd, there escaped, as from a furnace, a sharp, piercing, stinging noise, hissing like the wings of a gnat. Now, if ye were one of the cursed race of Campbell, ye would gnash your teeth to hear tell of it. Seeming to gnash his sparkling teeth, studs, eyes, and buttons, all at once, Mr Lammle secretly bent a dark frown on the two, expressive of an intense desire to bring them together by knocking their heads together. |
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