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)

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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Translations

gnashing

[ˈnæʃɪŋ]

A. N gnashing of teeth → rechinamiento m de dientes

B. ADJ → rechinante

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gnash·ing

n. rechinamiento de los dientes.

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