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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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.
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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
With his blunt bowl cut and single tiny hand, Prince Gerhardt showed off Reubens' gift for slapstick physical comedy, gnashing his yellow teeth and flailing his limp legs.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 31 July 2023
The paintings that appeared on eBay in the fall of 2012 featured skeletal figures with frenzied eyes, blocky crowns, and gnashing rows of teeth.
—Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2024
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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
With his blunt bowl cut and single tiny hand, Prince Gerhardt showed off Reubens' gift for slapstick physical comedy, gnashing his yellow teeth and flailing his limp legs.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 31 July 2023
The paintings that appeared on eBay in the fall of 2012 featured skeletal figures with frenzied eyes, blocky crowns, and gnashing rows of teeth.
—Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Gnash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnash. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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gnash
verb
: to strike or grind (as the teeth) together
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