gnash

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English

WOTD – 18 March 2007

Etymology

From Middle English gnasten. Origin unknown; the word is probably either Germanic or onomatopoeic. Compare Old Norse gnastan, Danish gnaske ("munch", "crunch"), German knirschen, German Low German gnirschen, gnörschen (“gnash”), Swedish gnissla (“squeak; gnash”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /næʃ/
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  • Rhymes: -æʃ

Verb

gnash (third-person singular simple present gnashes, present participle gnashing, simple past and past participle gnashed)

  1. (transitive) To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
    gnashing your teeth
  2. (transitive) To grind between the teeth.
    to gnash the air in fury
    The dog was gnashing a carpet
  3. (figurative) To clash together violently.
  4. (Geordie) To run away.

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Translations

Noun

gnash (plural gnashes)

  1. A sudden snapping of the teeth.

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