gnash
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gnash
- /ˈnæʃ/
Sounds like Nash · Rhymes with -æʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English gnasten. Origin unknown; the word is probably either Germanic or ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare Old Norse gnastan, Danish gnaske ("munch", "crunch"), German knirschen, German Low German gnirschen, gnörschen (“gnash”), Swedish gnissla (“squeak; gnash”), all of onomatopoeic origin.
verb gnashes · gnashing · gnashed
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To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
gnashing your teeth
Similar: chatter
- To grind between the teeth. to gnash the air in fury
- To clash together violently. There they were, boiling up in snowy spouts of spray, smiting and gnashing together like the gleaming teeth of hell.
- To run away.
noun gnashes
- A sudden snapping of the teeth.
Translations
Every language
verb to grind one's teeth in pain or in anger
| Español | crujir de dientes |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 갈다 galda |
| 日本語 | 歯軋りする hagishiri suru |
| 中文 | 咬牙切齒 /咬牙切齿 yǎoyáqièchǐ, 䶟 xiàn, 䫴 /𩖗 jìn, 咬牙 yǎoyá, 切齒 /切齿 qièchǐ, 齧齒 /啮齿 nièchǐ |
| हिन्दी | पीसना pīsnā |
| Português | ranger, rilhar |
| Français | serrer les dents, grincer |
| Deutsch | knirschen |
| Italiano | digrignare, dirugginire, sbattere, scuotere |
| Ελληνικά | τρίζω trízo |
| Română | scrâșni din dinți |
| Русский | скрежета́ть skrežetátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | nghiến răng |
| العربية | قَرَشَ qaraša |
Talk about this word "gnash." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gnash. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. gnash. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gnash "gnash." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gnash.Cite this
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