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Definition of Gnash
1. Verb. Grind together, of teeth.
Definition of Gnash
1. v. t. To strike together, as in anger or pain; as, to gnash the teeth.
2. v. i. To grind or strike the teeth together.
Definition of Gnash
1. Verb. To grind one's teeth in pain or in anger. ¹
2. Verb. (Geordie) To run away ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gnash
1. to grind the teeth together [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gnash
Literary usage of Gnash
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"[(.gnash, v.] A snap; a sudden bite. [Rare.] A beast In the hills that went biting
every living ... [Verbal n. of gnash, r.] The act of snapping, grating, ..."
2. Every Day in the Year: A Poetical Epitome of the World's History by James Lauren Ford, Mary K. Ford (1902)
""Just our rapture to enhance, Let the English rake the bay, gnash their teeth
and glare askance As they cannonade away! ..."
3. Isaiah: a New Translation: With a Preliminary Dissertation, and Notes by Robert Lowth (1834)
"He shall gnash his teeth, and pine away j <' That day, let it become darkness ;
Nor let the flowing light radiate upon it. Let not God from above inquire ..."
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