gnash
verb (used with object)
to grind or strike (the teeth) together, especially in rage or pain.
was gnashing
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past progressiveof gnash.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The golden monkey was gnashing his teeth, and all his shimmering fur was standing on end.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
The troll was gnashing its tusks, greasy molars trying to grip her helmet.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
He was on the other side of the table, weeping and wailing, and I was gnashing my teeth.
From Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2 by George S. Boutwell
There was gnashing of teeth and curses when the expenses of the fourth of November were written.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 by Various
To right and left spread the long white line of thundering foam, as though the ocean were some great beast of prey which was gnashing its glistening teeth at them.
From The Firm of Girdlestone by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
