gnash

\ ˈnash

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gnashed; gnashing; gnashes

Definition of gnash

transitive verb

: to strike or grind (the teeth) together

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Examples of gnash in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web People gnashed their teeth and complained, but Valve’s vision won in the end. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "Half-Life: Alyx is a full-length VR prequel coming in 2020, and Valve Index owners get it free," 21 Nov. 2019 So, what caused The Don to gnash his veneers this time? — Breanna Edwards, Essence, "Trump Targets Joy Reid In Latest Attack On A Black Woman," 16 Sep. 2019 Not to wallow, or gnash my teeth, or cry woe and sadness about the whole situation. — SI.com, "Bury FC Is Functionally Dead. What Next?," 28 Aug. 2019 For those of you gnashing your teeth over this, relax. — Los Angeles Times, "The Sports Report: Hey, that guy in the Lakers uniform looks familiar," 24 Aug. 2019 To champ is to gnash or bite or chew at something, especially when a horse does it. — June Casagrande, Burbank Leader, "A Word, Please: Grammar blunders that have crept into regular English usage," 15 Aug. 2019 The Wolverines gnash their teeth at Ohio State, Alabama and Clemson; Gunners fans snarl over the rise of Tottenham, Chelsea and Man City. — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, "Stan Kroenke, Denver-based KSE accused by local Arsenal fans of “sucking the soul out of the club I love”," 16 July 2019 If Corbett wins the job and plays well, all the teeth-gnashing over the pick was for naught. — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, "What if Austin Corbett doesn’t win the right guard job? Cleveland Browns 19 questions," 15 July 2019 For all the teeth-gnashing about bad contracts (Mark Melancon, Evan Longoria), Posey is signed through 2021 and has seen his OPS decline from .861 to .741 to .690 over the past three seasons. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants mailbag: Buster Posey’s future, state of farm system, team expectations," 24 June 2019

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27 Nov 2019

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“Gnash.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnashed. Accessed 5 December 2019.

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