gnash

næʃ

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Definition of gnash - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

teeth

Rare

quick snap of teeth

Rare

The dog gave a gnash and growled.

bite

chomp

snap

Verb

intr.

behavior

Rare

grind teeth in pain or anger

Rare

He began to gnash his teeth in frustration.

clench

gnaw

grind

violence

Rare

clash together violently

Rare

The gears gnash as the machine starts.

crash

smash

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gnash teeth

clench and rub teeth together, showing anger, frustration or distress

He gnashed his teeth when the judge announced the verdict.

gnash one's teeth

show strong anger or despair by grinding the teeth together hard

He could only gnash his teeth in helpless frustration.

Origin of gnash

Old English, gnast (to grind teeth)

Examples of gnash in a sentence

A sudden gnash startled the sleeping cat.
She would gnash her teeth whenever she was upset.
The pain made him gnash his teeth involuntarily.
The waves gnash against the rocky shore.
The branches gnash in the stormy wind.

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French:claquement, claquer, ...
German:Schnapp, knirschen, ...
Italian:scatto di denti, digrignare, ...
Spanish:chasquido, rechinar, ...
Portuguese:estalo de dentes, ranger, ...
Chinese:牙齿碰撞, 磨牙, ...
Japanese:歯をカチッと鳴らすこと, 食いしばる, ...
Arabic:عَضَّة سَرِيعَة, صرّ على أسنانه, ...
Hebrew:נְשִׁיכָה, לִחְרוֹק, ...
Russian:щелчок зубами, скрежетать, ...
Ukrainian:клац, скреготати зубами, ...
Hindi:काट, दांत पीसना, ...
Bengali:দাঁতের স্ন্যাপ, দাঁত ঘষা, ...
Catalan:clac, grinyolar, ...
Czech:cvaknutí, skřípat zuby, ...
Danish:smæk, skære, ...
Dutch:klap, knarsen, ...
Greek:γρήγορο κλείσιμο, τρίζω, ...
Hungarian:fogcsattintás, fogát csikorgatni, ...
Khmer:ការខាំគៀបធ្មេញយ៉ាងរហ័ស, សង្កៀតធ្មេញ, ...
Korean:이빨 딱딱, 갈다, ...
Persian:گاز, دندان‌هایش را به هم سایید, ...
Polish:kłapnięcie, zgrzytać, ...
Portuguese (BR):estalo de dentes, ranger, ...
Romanian:clănțănit, a scrâșni, ...
Swedish:gnissel, gnissla, ...
Thai:การงับ, ขบฟัน, ...
Turkish:şakırdatma, diş gıcırdatmak, ...
Vietnamese:tiếng răng va, nghiến răng, ...

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