Definition of gnash in English:

gnash

verb naʃnæʃ

[with object]

1Grind (one's teeth) together as a sign of anger (often used hyperbolically)
no doubt he is gnashing his teeth in rage
Example sentencesExamples
- He gnashed his teeth together and fumed silently.
- Many readers will at this stage not be able to read this column as they will scrunching up their fists, biting their nails, gnashing their teeth and chomping furiously on all forms of chewing gum!
- Junko thought in anger as she gnashed her teeth.
- These people are, of course, the wild things crowding the shore, roaring and gnashing their teeth, rolling their eyes and showing their claws.
- I am now finished my series of books and gnashing my teeth because the next in the series isn't published until later this year, so I've taken to re-reading the series that Brett has brought along.
- Kathleen gnashed her teeth together as the backlash rolled through her mind and stabbed at her heart.
- I imagine she's spent many nights since gnashing her teeth, even as I grit mine thinking of her pain.
- Heathcliff is routinely described during the course of the narrative as grinding, clenching, and gnashing his teeth.
- This must have had wildlife campaigners gnashing their teeth, but it doesn't seem to have upset the animals, which got to me before I'd even had breakfast.
- The avalanche scene will be the talking point of the film, which was, in a word, spectacular, but my favourite bit was when Diesel is staring at a brick wall and starts crying and gnashing his teeth.
- OK, I'll stop wailing and gnashing my teeth now.
- We had some other outings and play dates and none of these events ended with my son gnashing his teeth and throwing objects at other's heads.
- Just a year ago, people were gnashing their teeth that the US was lost and it was time to leave to friendlier climes.
- When they announced they were going on a cruise, I was gnashing my teeth thinking, how could they abandon their babysitting duties?
- Alex reached in and extracted what looked like a crocodile head that was gnashing its teeth together menacingly.
- Should we clean our teeth before gnashing them in anger at another signal failure?
- I am sure that there are plenty of Republicans grinning, and Democrats gnashing their teeth, right now… but at least the rest of us will get an interesting show.
- When I last checked in on their message board (some time in March, I think?) to see if there was word of a UK tour, all the UK fans were still gnashing their teeth over the absence of plans.
- She gnashed her teeth together and narrowed her eyes.
- I'm not gnashing my teeth at finishing second so often - and some of them have been painful, believe me.
Synonyms
grind, strike together, grate, rasp, grit
archaic gristbite
1. 1.1no object (of teeth) strike together; grind.
  the dog's jaws were primed to gnash
  Example sentencesExamples
  Shrieking out and wailing, all the lawless teeth are gnashing.
  Sharp snaggled teeth gnashed at her as if the demon didn't realize who it was she faced.
  So the whole thing becomes an anti-climax that set my teeth gnashing once again.
  Jared clenched his jaw so tightly that his teeth gnashed unpleasantly.
  Her face contorted into an animalistic snarl, her muscles tensed, her concentration rose to a new acme, her blood raced, her hair stood on end, and her teeth gnashed together.
  He saw their tongues flopping, their teeth gnashing.
  He roars and snarls at the crowd, his eyes rolling, his teeth gnashing.
  Teeth gnashed in senior common rooms: could the university not support one expert in Sogdian?
  His face was flushed with indescribable rage, his teeth gnashing with his eyes bulging.
  Opening its jaws, the wolf-like beast charged forward, teeth gnashing at the air and paws thudding off the ground.
  Kay's eyes flew open and she leaped at Jon, fists clenched, teeth gnashing and Aya and I could barely hold her back.
  My claws flash and my teeth gnash, making grinding noises in my ears.
  That's our teeth gnashing, that noise, by the way.
  Gilgamesh roared, his teeth gnashing together in an effort to hold the stronger, older man back.
  Growls curl out of my throat, my teeth gnash in my mouth.
  So at least I'm not delivering the platter to my DVD player with my teeth gnashing in fury.

Origin

Late Middle English: perhaps related to Old Norse gnastan 'a gnashing'.

Rhymes

abash, ash, Ashe, bash, brash, cache, calash, cash, clash, crash, dash, encash, flash, hash, lash, mash, Nash, panache, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, soutache, splash, stash, thrash, trash

Definition of gnash in US English:

gnash

verbnaSHnæʃ

[with object]

1Grind (one's teeth) together, typically as a sign of anger.
no doubt he is gnashing his teeth in rage
Example sentencesExamples
- Kathleen gnashed her teeth together as the backlash rolled through her mind and stabbed at her heart.
- Junko thought in anger as she gnashed her teeth.
- Many readers will at this stage not be able to read this column as they will scrunching up their fists, biting their nails, gnashing their teeth and chomping furiously on all forms of chewing gum!
- OK, I'll stop wailing and gnashing my teeth now.
- Just a year ago, people were gnashing their teeth that the US was lost and it was time to leave to friendlier climes.
- When they announced they were going on a cruise, I was gnashing my teeth thinking, how could they abandon their babysitting duties?
- We had some other outings and play dates and none of these events ended with my son gnashing his teeth and throwing objects at other's heads.
- Should we clean our teeth before gnashing them in anger at another signal failure?
- The avalanche scene will be the talking point of the film, which was, in a word, spectacular, but my favourite bit was when Diesel is staring at a brick wall and starts crying and gnashing his teeth.
- She gnashed her teeth together and narrowed her eyes.
- I imagine she's spent many nights since gnashing her teeth, even as I grit mine thinking of her pain.
- These people are, of course, the wild things crowding the shore, roaring and gnashing their teeth, rolling their eyes and showing their claws.
- I am now finished my series of books and gnashing my teeth because the next in the series isn't published until later this year, so I've taken to re-reading the series that Brett has brought along.
- I am sure that there are plenty of Republicans grinning, and Democrats gnashing their teeth, right now… but at least the rest of us will get an interesting show.
- This must have had wildlife campaigners gnashing their teeth, but it doesn't seem to have upset the animals, which got to me before I'd even had breakfast.
- Alex reached in and extracted what looked like a crocodile head that was gnashing its teeth together menacingly.
- When I last checked in on their message board (some time in March, I think?) to see if there was word of a UK tour, all the UK fans were still gnashing their teeth over the absence of plans.
- I'm not gnashing my teeth at finishing second so often - and some of them have been painful, believe me.
- He gnashed his teeth together and fumed silently.
- Heathcliff is routinely described during the course of the narrative as grinding, clenching, and gnashing his teeth.
Synonyms
grind, strike together, grate, rasp, grit
1. 1.1no object (of teeth) strike together; grind.
  the dog's jaws were primed to gnash
  Example sentencesExamples
  He roars and snarls at the crowd, his eyes rolling, his teeth gnashing.
  Sharp snaggled teeth gnashed at her as if the demon didn't realize who it was she faced.
  Gilgamesh roared, his teeth gnashing together in an effort to hold the stronger, older man back.
  Her face contorted into an animalistic snarl, her muscles tensed, her concentration rose to a new acme, her blood raced, her hair stood on end, and her teeth gnashed together.
  Growls curl out of my throat, my teeth gnash in my mouth.
  His face was flushed with indescribable rage, his teeth gnashing with his eyes bulging.
  So at least I'm not delivering the platter to my DVD player with my teeth gnashing in fury.
  He saw their tongues flopping, their teeth gnashing.
  Opening its jaws, the wolf-like beast charged forward, teeth gnashing at the air and paws thudding off the ground.
  Kay's eyes flew open and she leaped at Jon, fists clenched, teeth gnashing and Aya and I could barely hold her back.
  Teeth gnashed in senior common rooms: could the university not support one expert in Sogdian?
  Shrieking out and wailing, all the lawless teeth are gnashing.
  Jared clenched his jaw so tightly that his teeth gnashed unpleasantly.
  My claws flash and my teeth gnash, making grinding noises in my ears.
  That's our teeth gnashing, that noise, by the way.
  So the whole thing becomes an anti-climax that set my teeth gnashing once again.

Origin

Late Middle English: perhaps related to Old Norse gnastan ‘a gnashing’.

单词	gnash
释义	Definition of gnash in English: gnash verb naʃnæʃ [with object] 1Grind (one's teeth) together as a sign of anger (often used hyperbolically) no doubt he is gnashing his teeth in rage Example sentencesExamples He gnashed his teeth together and fumed silently. Many readers will at this stage not be able to read this column as they will scrunching up their fists, biting their nails, gnashing their teeth and chomping furiously on all forms of chewing gum! Junko thought in anger as she gnashed her teeth. These people are, of course, the wild things crowding the shore, roaring and gnashing their teeth, rolling their eyes and showing their claws. I am now finished my series of books and gnashing my teeth because the next in the series isn't published until later this year, so I've taken to re-reading the series that Brett has brought along. Kathleen gnashed her teeth together as the backlash rolled through her mind and stabbed at her heart. I imagine she's spent many nights since gnashing her teeth, even as I grit mine thinking of her pain. Heathcliff is routinely described during the course of the narrative as grinding, clenching, and gnashing his teeth. This must have had wildlife campaigners gnashing their teeth, but it doesn't seem to have upset the animals, which got to me before I'd even had breakfast. The avalanche scene will be the talking point of the film, which was, in a word, spectacular, but my favourite bit was when Diesel is staring at a brick wall and starts crying and gnashing his teeth. OK, I'll stop wailing and gnashing my teeth now. We had some other outings and play dates and none of these events ended with my son gnashing his teeth and throwing objects at other's heads. Just a year ago, people were gnashing their teeth that the US was lost and it was time to leave to friendlier climes. When they announced they were going on a cruise, I was gnashing my teeth thinking, how could they abandon their babysitting duties? Alex reached in and extracted what looked like a crocodile head that was gnashing its teeth together menacingly. Should we clean our teeth before gnashing them in anger at another signal failure? I am sure that there are plenty of Republicans grinning, and Democrats gnashing their teeth, right now… but at least the rest of us will get an interesting show. When I last checked in on their message board (some time in March, I think?) to see if there was word of a UK tour, all the UK fans were still gnashing their teeth over the absence of plans. She gnashed her teeth together and narrowed her eyes. I'm not gnashing my teeth at finishing second so often - and some of them have been painful, believe me. Synonyms grind, strike together, grate, rasp, grit archaic gristbite 1.1no object (of teeth) strike together; grind. the dog's jaws were primed to gnash Example sentencesExamples Shrieking out and wailing, all the lawless teeth are gnashing. Sharp snaggled teeth gnashed at her as if the demon didn't realize who it was she faced. So the whole thing becomes an anti-climax that set my teeth gnashing once again. Jared clenched his jaw so tightly that his teeth gnashed unpleasantly. Her face contorted into an animalistic snarl, her muscles tensed, her concentration rose to a new acme, her blood raced, her hair stood on end, and her teeth gnashed together. He saw their tongues flopping, their teeth gnashing. He roars and snarls at the crowd, his eyes rolling, his teeth gnashing. Teeth gnashed in senior common rooms: could the university not support one expert in Sogdian? His face was flushed with indescribable rage, his teeth gnashing with his eyes bulging. Opening its jaws, the wolf-like beast charged forward, teeth gnashing at the air and paws thudding off the ground. Kay's eyes flew open and she leaped at Jon, fists clenched, teeth gnashing and Aya and I could barely hold her back. My claws flash and my teeth gnash, making grinding noises in my ears. That's our teeth gnashing, that noise, by the way. Gilgamesh roared, his teeth gnashing together in an effort to hold the stronger, older man back. Growls curl out of my throat, my teeth gnash in my mouth. So at least I'm not delivering the platter to my DVD player with my teeth gnashing in fury. Origin Late Middle English: perhaps related to Old Norse gnastan 'a gnashing'. Rhymes abash, ash, Ashe, bash, brash, cache, calash, cash, clash, crash, dash, encash, flash, hash, lash, mash, Nash, panache, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, soutache, splash, stash, thrash, trash Definition of gnash in US English: gnash verbnaSHnæʃ [with object] 1Grind (one's teeth) together, typically as a sign of anger. no doubt he is gnashing his teeth in rage Example sentencesExamples Kathleen gnashed her teeth together as the backlash rolled through her mind and stabbed at her heart. Junko thought in anger as she gnashed her teeth. Many readers will at this stage not be able to read this column as they will scrunching up their fists, biting their nails, gnashing their teeth and chomping furiously on all forms of chewing gum! OK, I'll stop wailing and gnashing my teeth now. Just a year ago, people were gnashing their teeth that the US was lost and it was time to leave to friendlier climes. When they announced they were going on a cruise, I was gnashing my teeth thinking, how could they abandon their babysitting duties? We had some other outings and play dates and none of these events ended with my son gnashing his teeth and throwing objects at other's heads. Should we clean our teeth before gnashing them in anger at another signal failure? The avalanche scene will be the talking point of the film, which was, in a word, spectacular, but my favourite bit was when Diesel is staring at a brick wall and starts crying and gnashing his teeth. She gnashed her teeth together and narrowed her eyes. I imagine she's spent many nights since gnashing her teeth, even as I grit mine thinking of her pain. These people are, of course, the wild things crowding the shore, roaring and gnashing their teeth, rolling their eyes and showing their claws. I am now finished my series of books and gnashing my teeth because the next in the series isn't published until later this year, so I've taken to re-reading the series that Brett has brought along. I am sure that there are plenty of Republicans grinning, and Democrats gnashing their teeth, right now… but at least the rest of us will get an interesting show. This must have had wildlife campaigners gnashing their teeth, but it doesn't seem to have upset the animals, which got to me before I'd even had breakfast. Alex reached in and extracted what looked like a crocodile head that was gnashing its teeth together menacingly. When I last checked in on their message board (some time in March, I think?) to see if there was word of a UK tour, all the UK fans were still gnashing their teeth over the absence of plans. I'm not gnashing my teeth at finishing second so often - and some of them have been painful, believe me. He gnashed his teeth together and fumed silently. Heathcliff is routinely described during the course of the narrative as grinding, clenching, and gnashing his teeth. Synonyms grind, strike together, grate, rasp, grit 1.1no object (of teeth) strike together; grind. the dog's jaws were primed to gnash Example sentencesExamples He roars and snarls at the crowd, his eyes rolling, his teeth gnashing. Sharp snaggled teeth gnashed at her as if the demon didn't realize who it was she faced. Gilgamesh roared, his teeth gnashing together in an effort to hold the stronger, older man back. Her face contorted into an animalistic snarl, her muscles tensed, her concentration rose to a new acme, her blood raced, her hair stood on end, and her teeth gnashed together. Growls curl out of my throat, my teeth gnash in my mouth. His face was flushed with indescribable rage, his teeth gnashing with his eyes bulging. So at least I'm not delivering the platter to my DVD player with my teeth gnashing in fury. He saw their tongues flopping, their teeth gnashing. Opening its jaws, the wolf-like beast charged forward, teeth gnashing at the air and paws thudding off the ground. Kay's eyes flew open and she leaped at Jon, fists clenched, teeth gnashing and Aya and I could barely hold her back. Teeth gnashed in senior common rooms: could the university not support one expert in Sogdian? Shrieking out and wailing, all the lawless teeth are gnashing. Jared clenched his jaw so tightly that his teeth gnashed unpleasantly. My claws flash and my teeth gnash, making grinding noises in my ears. That's our teeth gnashing, that noise, by the way. So the whole thing becomes an anti-climax that set my teeth gnashing once again. Origin Late Middle English: perhaps related to Old Norse gnastan ‘a gnashing’.
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