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gnashed one's teeth

gnashed one's teeth is the simple past and past participle of gnash one's teeth.

Meaning of gnash one's teeth

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To grind or strike the teeth together in anger, signaling extreme rage, frustration, pain, or ferocity.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gnash, teeth.

Questions about gnashed one's teeth

What is gnashed one's teeth the simple past and past participle of?
Gnashed one's teeth is the simple past and past participle of gnash one's teeth.

Words near gnashed one's teeth in the dictionary

  1. GNAs
  2. gnash
  3. gnash one's teeth
  4. gnash up
  5. gnashed
  6. gnashed one's teeth
  7. gnashed up
  8. gnasher
  9. gnashers
  10. gnashes
  11. gnashes one's teeth

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