单词 | gnash |
释义 | gnashn. rare. A gnashing or snap of the teeth. ΘΚΠ 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. Obsolete. rare. Gnashing. ΘΚΠ 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. 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. 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. Π 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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