gnash

Example Sentences

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“I hate him. I hate him so much it makes me gnash my teeth,” she said in the interview.

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2021

“Go weep or gnash your teeth for Katie – and, no it’s not fair! – but we must hold that seat,” she said.

From The Guardian • Oct. 30, 2019

He says his daughters have seen him gnash his teeth when he talks about his father, but they also have heard him speak lovingly of the man who taught him compassion and other virtues.

From Washington Times • Nov. 14, 2018

Smoke and exhaust rise from its giant sky-facing maw, which rotates as teeth gnash and devour fallen and limbed trees, up to 40 inches in diameter.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2016

She wanted to scream, to gnash her teeth and tear her clothes and beat upon the floor.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin