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In town, chez the native notables, there was gnashing of teeth�in rage�not sorrow.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Weary held out his arm meekly, while mentally he was gnashing his teeth, and muttered something about her giving him a trial.

From The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories by Bower, B. M.

He was gnashing his teeth like a wolf—I could hear them click plainly—and muttering throaty, guttural sounds of wrath.

From A Maid of the Kentucky Hills by Litsey, Edwin Carlile