gnashing

Definition of gnashingnext
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

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Recent Examples of gnashing Which would make a nice change of pace from the collective teeth-gnashing in FoCo lately. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025 Beyond this, however, there was a fair amount of teeth gnashing about the fact that the United States faces a serious threat from China, which appears to be on course to put humans on the Moon before NASA can return there with the Artemis Program. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • Stokes, who seldom completes a five-Test series these days, had dragged his creaking, aching body through almost five full matches of hard, hot, energy-sapping cricket, like scraping butter over too much bread, but somehow soldiering on.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Reinforcing Data Risk and Privacy Over the past three years, Jain has been using her skills as part of Meta’s anti-scraping initiative.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
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  • Bob Donnan / Imagn Images North Carolina and head coach Bill Belichick picked up a second straight ACC win on Saturday, gritting to a 20-15 victory over Stanford in Chapel Hill.
    Justin Williams, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
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  • The best vacuums for hardwood floors have a powerful cleaning performance without scratching or causing damage.
    Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
  • That pollen can fill the air, covers cars and cement, and can start noses running, eyes watering and throats scratching.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026

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“Gnashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnashing. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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