gnashing
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gnash
(năsh)tr.v. gnashed, gnash·ing, gnash·es
1. To grind or strike (the teeth, for example) together.
2. To bite (something) by grinding the teeth.
[Alteration of Middle English gnasten, gnaisten, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse gnastan, a gnashing.]
gnash n.
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gnashing
(ˈnæʃɪŋ)n
the act of grinding (the teeth) as in pain or angerthe act of chewing food by grinding the teeth
adj
(of teeth) grinding, as in pain or angerchewing (by the grinding of teeth)
ˈgnashingly adv
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gnash·ing
n. rechinamiento de los dientes.
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