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单词 gnash
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gnashn.

Brit. /naʃ/, U.S. /næʃ/
Etymology: < gnash v.
rare.
A gnashing or snap of the teeth.
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the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > [noun] > gnashing or grinding teeth > a gnashing of the teeth
gnash1806
1806 J. Grahame Birds Scotl. 116 The scowl and gnash malign Of Superstition, stopping both her ears..dismays him not.
1882 G. MacDonald Castle Warlock (1883) xix. 117 A beast in the hills that went biting every living thing..he appeared..made his gnash, and was gone.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

gnashadj.

Etymology: < gnash v.
Obsolete. rare.
Gnashing.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [adjective] > grating > grinding or gnashing teeth
gnash1582
grated1590
frendent1630
gnashing1700
gritted1842
1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 9 Lyke bandog grinning, with gnash tusk greedelye snarring.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

gnashv.

Brit. /naʃ/, U.S. /næʃ/
Forms: Middle English gnasche, 1500s gnasshe, gnasz(s)he, (1500s, 1800s knash), 1500s– gnash.
Etymology: First recorded at the end of the 15th cent.; apparently a modification of the older verb gnast v.Perhaps the modern word originated in the past tense gnaist (see gnast v.), which may have undergone a change of pronunciation parallel to that of abaist into abascht . But compare gnacche v.
1. intransitive. To strike together or ‘grind’ the teeth, esp. from rage or anguish. Also with against, on, upon. Said also of the teeth.
ΘΠ
the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > show anger [verb (intransitive)] > gnash or grind the teeth
gristbitec900
grindc1000
gnasta1300
grinta1300
gnacche13..
beatc1360
grunta1400
gristc1460
gnash1496
grash1563
infrendiate1623
crinch1808
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > other manifestations of sorrow > manifest sorrow [verb (intransitive)] > gnash teeth
gristbitec900
grindc1000
gnasta1300
grenta1425
gnash1496
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > harsh or discordant [verb (intransitive)] > grate > grind or gnash teeth
gristbitec900
grindc1000
gnasta1300
grinta1300
gnacche13..
chirka1387
grenta1425
grunt1426
gristc1460
gnash1496
to crash with the teeth1530
grash1563
granch1736
chark1825
1496 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (de Worde) i. lviii. 100 He shall gnasche or gnare with his teeth.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 569/1 I gnasshe with the tethe. Loke in ‘I gnast’.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms xxxiv. (xxxv. 16) They gnaszshed vpon me with their teth.
1539 R. Taverner tr. Erasmus Prouerbes sig. A.vv The Lion..gnassheth wt hys teeth agaynst her.
1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. P.iii The Macedon, perceyuing hurt, gan gnash.
1646 R. Crashaw Sospetto d'Herode viii, in Steps to Temple 53 His Teeth for Torment gnash.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 340 There they him laid Gnashing for anguish and despite and shame. View more context for this quotation
1808 ‘H. St. Victor’ Ruins of Rigonda I. 157 His teeth gnashed against each other, and each limb shook with the violence of his emotions.
1826 J. Doyle Ess. Catholic Claims 248 Some tub for a whale of prejudice to knash its teeth against.
1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. v. 136 He fell, and in the fall Gnashed with his teeth upon the cold bright blade.
in extended use.1897 T. H. Warren By Severn Sea xvii Jagged floes That gnashed and justled as they downward bore.
2. transitive. To strike (the teeth) together, as in rage or anguish.
ΘΠ
the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > show anger [verb (transitive)] > gnash or grind the teeth
gnasta1300
grunta1400
grate1555
gnash1590
beat1597
grit1797
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > other manifestations of sorrow > manifest sorrow [verb (transitive)] > gnash (teeth)
gnasta1300
crashc1440
grash1563
grind1573
gnash1590
grit1797
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. vii. sig. S4 And both did gnash their teeth.
1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 142 The Seer..Rowl'd his green Eyes..And gnash'd his Teeth. View more context for this quotation
1720 J. Gay Trivia iii, in Poems I. 185 Two boars..Gnash their sharp tusks, and..Dispute the reign of some luxurious mire.
1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II i. xl. 28 What gallant war-hounds..gnash their fangs, loud yelling for the prey.
1843 A. Bethune Sc. Peasant's Fire-side 102 He almost gnashed his teeth with rage.
1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust I. xxiii. 249 Gnash not thus thy devouring teeth at me!
3. To bite upon, grind the teeth upon; to bite in twain with champing teeth.
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1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. 69 Hot spice gingerbread, Which black from the oven he gnashes.
1816 Ld. Byron Prisoner of Chillon ix I strove..To rend and gnash my bonds in twain.
1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. II. 48/1 The tiger gnashed the fox, the ermine, and the sloth.

Derivatives

ˈgnashing adj.
ΘΠ
the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > [adjective] > gnashing or grinding teeth
grated1590
frendent1630
gnashing1700
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [adjective] > grating > grinding or gnashing teeth
gnash1582
grated1590
frendent1630
gnashing1700
gritted1842
1700 J. Dryden tr. Homer 1st Bk. Ilias in Fables 202 With boiling Rage Altrides [sic] burn'd: And Foam betwixt his gnashing Grinders churn'd.
1705 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels I. 73 Trembling Knees, Wringing Hand and Gnashing Teeth.
1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold II. ix. i. 290 The beast twisted in vain, to and fro, with gnashing jaws.
1860 R. C. Trench Serm. in Westm. Abbey viii. 90 The gnashing teeth and the fierce faces of foes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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