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bruxing

bruxing is the present participle and gerund of brux.

Meaning of brux

Verb

brux (third-person singular simple present bruxes, present participle bruxing, simple past and past participle bruxed)

  1. To grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or during sleep.
    • When the patient bruxes, he uses his supporting cusps to wear away the restraining inclines.1976, Norman R. Arnold, Occlusal Treatment: Preventive and Corrective Occlusal Adjustment

Questions about bruxing

What is bruxing the present participle and gerund of?
Bruxing is the present participle and gerund of brux.

Words near bruxing in the dictionary

  1. Bruxelles
  2. Bruxellian
  3. bruxer
  4. bruxers
  5. bruxes
  6. bruxing
  7. bruxism
  8. bruxisms
  9. bruxist
  10. bruxistic
  11. bruxists

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