gnash

as in to grit
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound dogs gnashing their teeth

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Recent Examples of gnash There is gnashing of teeth over the federal court order on Thursday that former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon surrender on July 1 to begin serving, finally, the four-month sentence imposed on him nearly two years ago by Judge Carl Nichols. Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 8 June 2024 With his blunt bowl cut and single tiny hand, Prince Gerhardt showed off Reubens' gift for slapstick physical comedy, gnashing his yellow teeth and flailing his limp legs. Ew Staff, EW.com, 31 July 2023 The paintings that appeared on eBay in the fall of 2012 featured skeletal figures with frenzied eyes, blocky crowns, and gnashing rows of teeth. Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2024 His fans will love it, his detractors will automatically gnash their teeth and mourn the art form, and, like so much of Snyder’s back catalog, Chapter 1 (subtitle: A Child of Fire) will likely become an event movie for all the wrong reasons. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for gnash 
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Verb
  • Well, Jones gritted his teeth through 34 snaps and earned the highest preliminary PFF grade of any Baltimore interior defender.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Young people sought greener pastures elsewhere while those who remained nursed resentments, battled a flood of opioids, and gritted their teeth through empty promises from politicians.
    Peter Certo, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
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  • Add the broth, bouillon, thyme, sage, bay leaves, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon black pepper and bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
  • This isn’t a team overly reliant on Brunson’s heroics to scrape out wins.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • That’s barely enough time to scratch the surface of this great European capital, with its world-class museums and cosmopolitan glamor.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
  • To his credit, Richardson owned his mistake after scratching Hall without first talking to the veteran.
    Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Gnash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnash. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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