Gnashing: meaning, definitions and examples
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gnashing
[ หnรฆสษชล ]
to grind teeth
Gnashing refers to the action of grinding one's teeth together, often due to anger, frustration, or extreme irritation. This behavior can signify intense emotions and is sometimes depicted in literature and media to convey a character's fury or distress.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The child was gnashing his teeth in frustration.
- She could hear him gnashing in anger from the other room.
- Gnashing his teeth, he tried to control his temper.
Translations
Translations of the word "gnashing" in other languages:
๐ต๐น ranger
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคฟเคเคเคฟเคเคพเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช knirschen
๐ฎ๐ฉ menggergaji
๐บ๐ฆ ัะบัะตะณัั
๐ต๐ฑ zgrzytanie
๐ฏ๐ต ใฎใทใฎใท้ณ
๐ซ๐ท grincer
๐ช๐ธ chirriar
๐น๐ท gฤฑcฤฑrdatma
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ธ๋ ์๋ฆฌ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุตูุช ุฎุฑูุฑ
๐จ๐ฟ skลรญpรกnรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ skriabanie
๐จ๐ณ ๅฏๅฑๅฃฐ
๐ธ๐ฎ ลกkripanje
๐ฎ๐ธ skriรฐ
๐ฐ๐ฟ ััาัััา
๐ฌ๐ช แฎแแฎแฃแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ gฤฑcฤฑrdama
๐ฒ๐ฝ chirriar
Etymology
The word 'gnashing' originates from the Old English 'gnฤscan', which means to bite or gnaw. It is related to other Germanic languages, where similar words express the act of grinding or clashing with teeth. Over the centuries, the term evolved in English to specifically convey the action of grinding teeth together in a violent or intense manner, particularly in response to strong emotions like anger or frustration. The deed of gnashing teeth is also often associated with states of distress or suffering, commonly depicted in literary descriptions of wrath or despair, further embedding its significance in both language and culture.