gritting

Verb

grit (third-person singular simple present grits, present participle gritting, simple past and past participle gritted or (nonstandard) grit)

1. (ergative, transitive) To clench (one's teeth), particularly in reaction to pain or anger.
   • We had no choice but to grit our teeth and get on with it.
2. To cover with grit.
3. (intransitive, obsolete) To give forth a grating sound, like sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.
   • The sanded floor that grits beneath the tread1767, Oliver Goldsmith, An Author's Bedchamber

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