gnashed

past tense of gnash
as in gritted
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound dogs gnashing their teeth

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Recent Examples of gnashed In response, traditionalists have gnashed their teeth and complained that the dark essence of the music has been lost. Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026 In 2022, when the scandal of the Long Island congressman George Santos’s made‑up résumé came to light, press experts gnashed their teeth about The New York Times having missed the story. Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Both of these teams are elite and gritted through losses in the College World Series to get to these finals.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • Govel even gritted through a nasty stinger on a comebacker in the bottom of the fourth.
    Jack Vita, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
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  • Language models consume trillions of tokens scraped from the web.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Her bare and scraped-up leg hung out from mid-thigh.
    Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

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“Gnashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnashed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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