Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of snapping, grating, or grinding together (the teeth), as in anguish or despair.
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- verb Present participle of
gnash .
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Examples
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A lot of the gnashing is from those who blamed all the ills of baseball on Barry Bonds.
Matthew Yglesias » Baseball Fans, Perennially Losing Their Innocence 2009
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A lot of the gnashing is from those who blamed all the ills of baseball on Barry Bonds. alkali Says:
Matthew Yglesias » Baseball Fans, Perennially Losing Their Innocence 2009
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All this wailing and knuckle-gnashing is getting tiresome.
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All this wailing and knuckle-gnashing is getting tiresome.
November 2006 2006
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There's also 110% less wailing and gnashing, which is always a bonus.
Quick cleanup 2008
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I ventured the ground again, doubled back, and crossed a wide open space, with the whole band grunting, bristling, and tusk-gnashing at my heels.
CHAPTER XVI 2010
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She chattered and screamed, and scolded down at the bristling, tooth-gnashing circle that had gathered beneath.
CHAPTER III 2010
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You see, I was a teenage girl once myself, and I well remember the wailing and gnashing of teeth.
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The feelings of kindness and gentleness, which I had entertained but a few moments before, gave place to hellish rage and gnashing of teeth.
Chapter 16 2010
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Beating our chests, bristling, and gnashing our teeth, we gathered together in our rage.
CHAPTER XIV 2010
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