gnashing
- present participle of gnash.
Example Sentences
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After all the gnashing riffs, Lauryn Hill sang a snatch of “Nothing Even Matters,” her tender 1998 duet with D’Angelo, the neo-soul savant who died in October.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
Her performance is one for the ages, a gnashing, robust physical achievement that cements her as one of the greatest actors of her generation.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025
The first felt too cold and couldn’t hack how to modernize Morfydd Clark’s Ophelia; the second started strong but got soggy with its repetitive weeping and gnashing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
“While it would be nice if the Fed could fix everything on its own, it probably can’t, at least not without causing a great deal of weeping and gnashing of teeth,” said Channel.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
The golden monkey was gnashing his teeth, and all his shimmering fur was standing on end.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
