gnash
pronunciation
How to pronounce gnash in British English:
UK [næʃ]
How to pronounce gnash in American English:
US [næʃ]
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- Verb:
- grind together, of teeth
Word Origin
- gnash (v.)
- early 15c. variant of Middle English gnasten "to grind the teeth together" in rage, sorrow, or menace (early 14c.), perhaps from Old Norse gnasta, gnista "to gnash the teeth," of unknown origin, probably imitative. Compare German knistern "to crackle," Old English gnidan "to rub, bruise, pound, break to pieces," Danish knaske "crush with the teeth." Related: Gnashed; gnashing.
Example
- 1. You hate me gnash the teeth in anger .
- 2. There has been much gnash of teeth over the new legislation .
- 3. There you will weep and gnash your teeth , when you see abraham and isaac and jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of god and you yourselves thrust out .
- 4. As profane mocking parasites , they gnash their teeth at me .
- 5. Bandits of pu thieves streaming increasingly gnash teeth in hatred , threatened to crazy revenge militia .