gnash

as in to grit
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound dogs gnashing their teeth

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Recent Examples of gnash Meanwhile, there was much gnashing and wailing around Nvidia ’s big 9% drop yesterday. Bob Pisani, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024 Party poopers might be weeping and wailing and gnashing teeth over U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to toss out the classified documents case against the Master of Mar-A-Lago. Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2024 There is gnashing of teeth over the federal court order on Thursday that former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon surrender on July 1 to begin serving, finally, the four-month sentence imposed on him nearly two years ago by Judge Carl Nichols. Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 8 June 2024 With his blunt bowl cut and single tiny hand, Prince Gerhardt showed off Reubens' gift for slapstick physical comedy, gnashing his yellow teeth and flailing his limp legs. Ew Staff, EW.com, 31 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for gnash
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Verb
  • After a bear threatened the safety of her grandson, Jane Fonda gritted her teeth and threatened it right back!
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Instead of attempting to channel the Oakland icon by outscoring the Wildcats in a high-tempo affair with the Oakland Athletic League title on the line, Oakland Tech gritted out a stop-and-start 60-50 victory on Wednesday night.
    Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
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  • Now, add the wine and scrape any of those yummy brown bits off the bottom of the pan.
    Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Each page was scraped about seven times on average.
    Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • An investigation revealed the suspect pulled the victim’s hair and scratched the victim’s face two days prior.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The brothers were taken to a hospital, and the younger boy had bruises on his face and body, scratches on his face and head, and was seen walking with a limp, officials said.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Gnash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnash. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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