gnash

Meanings

Verb

To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
To grind between the teeth.
To clash together violently.
To run away.

Noun

A sudden snapping of the teeth.

Origin

From Middle English gnasten. Origin unknown; the word is probably either Germanic or onomatopoeic. Compare Old Norse gnastan, German knirschen, German Low German gnirschen ("gnash").

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