Definition of Gnash

1. Verb. Grind together, of teeth.

Generic synonyms: Grate, Grind

Definition of Gnash

1. v. t. To strike together, as in anger or pain; as, to gnash the teeth.

2. v. i. To grind or strike the teeth together.

Definition of Gnash

1. Verb. To grind one's teeth in pain or in anger. ¹

2. Verb. (Geordie) To run away ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gnash

1. to grind the teeth together [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gnash

gnaphaliums
gnar
gnarl
gnarled
gnarley
gnarlier
gnarliest
gnarling
gnarls
gnarly
gnarr
gnarred
gnarring
gnarrs
gnars
gnash (current term)
gnashed
gnasher
gnashers
gnashes
gnashing
gnashingly
gnasht
gnashy
gnasp
gnast
gnasting
gnat
gnatcatcher
gnatcatchers

Literary usage of Gnash

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"[(.gnash, v.] A snap; a sudden bite. [Rare.] A beast In the hills that went biting every living ... [Verbal n. of gnash, r.] The act of snapping, grating, ..."

2. Every Day in the Year: A Poetical Epitome of the World's History by James Lauren Ford, Mary K. Ford (1902)
""Just our rapture to enhance, Let the English rake the bay, gnash their teeth and glare askance As they cannonade away! ..."

3. Isaiah: a New Translation: With a Preliminary Dissertation, and Notes by Robert Lowth (1834)
"He shall gnash his teeth, and pine away j <' That day, let it become darkness ; Nor let the flowing light radiate upon it. Let not God from above inquire ..."

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