gnash
verb (used with object)
to grind or strike (the teeth) together, especially in rage or pain.
gnashed
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past participleof gnash.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof gnash.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gnashverb (used with object)to grind or strike (the teeth) together, especially in rage or pain.
Example Sentences
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To give the sandworm’s gaping maw some grandeur, Green recorded a friend’s dog as it gnashed its teeth, while Mangini added grumbling whale noises that matched the rhythm of the thumper — gunk, gunk, gunk.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
Whether screaming or singing, Yates’s voice consistently traveled in a straight line toward infinity, while guitarists Brady Ebert and Pat McCrory gnashed and chugged alongside him.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2021
Journalists at CNN gnashed their teeth at missed opportunities to show off their toughness and knowledge if they’d been in his place asking questions of premiers or presidents.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 23, 2021
“The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved goodbye.”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2019
They squirmed, kicked, flailed their sharp little fists, and gnashed their teeth; Harry spent ten whole minutes trying to squash a particularly fat one into a pot.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
