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gnashing one's teeth

gnashing one's teeth is the present participle and gerund 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 gnashing one's teeth

What is gnashing one's teeth the present participle and gerund of?
Gnashing one's teeth is the present participle and gerund of gnash one's teeth.

Words near gnashing one's teeth in the dictionary

  1. gnashest
  2. gnasheth
  3. gnashier
  4. gnashiest
  5. gnashing
  6. gnashing one's teeth
  7. gnashing up
  8. gnashingly
  9. gnashings
  10. gnasht
  11. gnashy

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