gnash
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gnash
(năsh)tr.v. gnashed, gnash·ing, gnash·es
1. To grind or strike (the teeth, for example) together.
2. To bite (something) by grinding the teeth.
[Alteration of Middle English gnasten, gnaisten, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse gnastan, a gnashing.]
gnash n.
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gnash
(næʃ)vb
1. to grind (the teeth) together, as in pain or anger
2. (tr) to bite or chew as by grinding the teeth
n
the act of gnashing the teeth
[C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse gnastan gnashing of teeth, gnesta to clatter]
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gnash
(næʃ)v.t.
1. to grind or strike (the teeth) together, esp. in rage or pain.
n. 2. an act of gnashing.
[1490–1500; variant of obsolete gnast, Middle English gnasten; compare Old Norse gnastan gnashing of teeth]
gnash′ing•ly, adv.
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gnash
Past participle: gnashed
Gerund: gnashing
| Imperative |
|---|
| gnash |
| gnash |
| Present |
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| I gnash |
| you gnash |
| he/she/it gnashes |
| we gnash |
| you gnash |
| they gnash |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I gnashed |
| you gnashed |
| he/she/it gnashed |
| we gnashed |
| you gnashed |
| they gnashed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am gnashing |
| you are gnashing |
| he/she/it is gnashing |
| we are gnashing |
| you are gnashing |
| they are gnashing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have gnashed |
| you have gnashed |
| he/she/it has gnashed |
| we have gnashed |
| you have gnashed |
| they have gnashed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was gnashing |
| you were gnashing |
| he/she/it was gnashing |
| we were gnashing |
| you were gnashing |
| they were gnashing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had gnashed |
| you had gnashed |
| he/she/it had gnashed |
| we had gnashed |
| you had gnashed |
| they had gnashed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will gnash |
| you will gnash |
| he/she/it will gnash |
| we will gnash |
| you will gnash |
| they will gnash |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have gnashed |
| you will have gnashed |
| he/she/it will have gnashed |
| we will have gnashed |
| you will have gnashed |
| they will have gnashed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be gnashing |
| you will be gnashing |
| he/she/it will be gnashing |
| we will be gnashing |
| you will be gnashing |
| they will be gnashing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been gnashing |
| you have been gnashing |
| he/she/it has been gnashing |
| we have been gnashing |
| you have been gnashing |
| they have been gnashing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been gnashing |
| you will have been gnashing |
| he/she/it will have been gnashing |
| we will have been gnashing |
| you will have been gnashing |
| they will have been gnashing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been gnashing |
| you had been gnashing |
| he/she/it had been gnashing |
| we had been gnashing |
| you had been gnashing |
| they had been gnashing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would gnash |
| you would gnash |
| he/she/it would gnash |
| we would gnash |
| you would gnash |
| they would gnash |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have gnashed |
| you would have gnashed |
| he/she/it would have gnashed |
| we would have gnashed |
| you would have gnashed |
| they would have gnashed |
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Verb 1. gnash - grind together, of teeth
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gnash
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Translations
يُصِرُّ أسْنانه غَضَبا
skřípat
fogát csikorgatja
nísta
griežti dantimis
griezt
tandenknarsen
gıcırdatmak
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gnash
(naʃ) verb to rub (the teeth) together in anger etc. kners يُصِرُّ أسْنانه غَضَبا скърцам със зъби rilhar skřípat (zubama) knirschen skære tænder τρίζω τα δόντια μου (π.χ. από θυμό) hacer rechinar krigistama دندان ها را به هم ساییدن kiristellä grincer לחרוק दांत पीसना, किटकिटाना škripati zubima (fogát) csikorgatja mengeretakkan nísta digrignare 歯ぎしりをする 이를 갈다 griežti dantimis griezt (zobus) menggertakkan knarsen skjære tenner zgrzytać غاښ چيچل rilhar a scrâşni (din dinţi) скрежетать зубами škrípať škripati (z zobmi) škrgutati gnissla, skära กัดฟัน gıcırdatmak 咬牙切齒 скреготати зубами دانت پیسنا nghiến răng 咬牙切齿
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