gnash
21gnash — [[t]næʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to grind or strike (the teeth) together, esp. in rage or pain 2) an act of gnashing • Etymology: 1490–1500; var. of obs. gnast, ME gnasten; cf. ON gnastan gnashing of teeth gnash′ing•ly, adv …
22gnash your teeth — gnash (your) teeth to show you are angry or annoyed about something bad that you cannot do anything to stop. His advisers are gnashing their teeth in frustration because he refuses to attack his opponent on foreign policy issues. Usage notes:… …
23gnash teeth — gnash (your) teeth to show you are angry or annoyed about something bad that you cannot do anything to stop. His advisers are gnashing their teeth in frustration because he refuses to attack his opponent on foreign policy issues. Usage notes:… …
24gnash — verb /næʃ/ a) To grind ones teeth in pain or in anger. b) To run away …
25Gnash — Heb. harak, meaning to grate the teeth , (Job 16:9; Ps. 112:10; Lam. 2:16), denotes rage or sorrow. (See also Acts 7:54; Mark 9:18.) …
26gnash — Synonyms and related words: bite, bolus, champ, chaw, chew, chew the cud, chew up, chomp, cud, gnaw, gob, grind, gum, masticate, morsel, mouth, mouthful, mumble, munch, nibble, nip, quid, ruminate, snap, swallow …
27gnash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. grind, champ, crunch, gnaw, bite. See resentment, lamentation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. grind, snap, rotate the teeth; see bite 1 , chew . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. grind, grit, grate, rasp …
28gnash — [[t]næ̱ʃ[/t]] gnashes, gnashing, gnashed PHRASE: V inflects If you say that someone is gnashing their teeth, you mean they are angry or frustrated about something. If Blythe heard that piece, I bet he was gnashing his teeth... If you couldn t… …
29gnash — næʃ v. grind the teeth together (in anger or pain) …
30gnash — hangs …
