Synonyms of gnashing

gnashing

verb

present participle of gnash

as in scraping

to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound

dogs gnashing their teeth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scraping
• gritting
• scratching
• crunching
• grinding
• creaking
• groaning
• grating
• whining
• moaning
• scrunching
• clashing
• jarring
• colliding
• rasping
• jangling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gnashing

Even the kindly Florida manatee, connoisseur of bayou seagrass, sometimes flies into a carnivorous rage, snapping up fish and gnashing them in its terrible teeth. — David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026

Or when Villa were gnashing teeth about the strength of their squad (stressed by profit and sustainability rules)? — Phil Hay, New York Times, 21 May 2026

There has been plenty of teeth gnashing and finger-pointing in those big-city baseball markets. — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 2 May 2026

There was plenty of teeth-gnashing when Cubs President Jed Hoyer sent Owen Caissie to the Miami Marlins in the Edward Cabrera trade. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026

Last fall’s announcement that Amazon’s Prime Video platform would be teeing up four hours of exclusive coverage of the Masters was met with a predictable show of teeth-gnashing truculence, because how dare the Augusta brass entrust a new carveout to a digital interloper? — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2026

With goat horns, gnashing teeth and a long tongue to taste one's sins, Krampus is nothing short of horrifying. — Deena Prichep, NPR, 8 Dec. 2025

The level of tension in this film reaches teeth-gnashing levels. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025

So with plenty of gnashing from Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the two New Yorkers watched Sunday as the Senate found 60 votes to allow the debate to get started on a way out of this mess. — Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Nov. 2025