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gnash

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of gnash

to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound
  • dogs gnashing their teeth
Synonyms of gnash

crunch, grate, grind, grit, scrape, scrunch
Words Related to gnash

creak, groan, moan, rasp, scratch, whine

clash, collide, jangle, jar

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