GNASHING

Meaning of GNASHING in English

[noun] [U]There has been much gnashing of teeth (= angry complaining) about the proposal to close the local hospital.The decision has produced a lot of teeth-gnashing.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

GNASHING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gnash
Английский словарь Webster
GNASHING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Gnash
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GNASHING — adj. grinding of the teeth
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GNASHING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of gnash.
Webster English vocab
GNASHING — Раздражающий
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GNASHING ONE'S TEETH — grinding one's teeth in anger
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GNASHING OF TEETH — anger, complaining When the hospital closed, there was much gnashing of teeth.
English Idioms vocab
GNASHING OF TEETH — anger, complaining When the hospital closed, there was much gnashing of teeth.
English Idioms vocabulary
SNARL — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, to trap, entangle, probably frequentative of snaren to snare Date: 14th century transitive verb to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHAMP — I. verb Etymology: Middle English chammen, ~en Date: 14th century transitive verb chomp , mash , trample , intransitive verb …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THERE — I. (|)tha(a)](ə)r, (|)the], ]ə adverb Etymology: Middle English ther, there, thar, thare, from Old English thǣr, thēr, thār; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SNARL — I. R ˈsnärl, chiefly before pause or consonant -rəl, - R ˈsnȧl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English snarle, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRIM — I. ˈgrim adjective ( grimmer ; grimmest ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grimm; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GNASH — I. ˈnash, -aa(ə)-, -ai- verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: alteration of Middle English gnasten, gnaisten, probably of imitative origin intransitive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EXCRUCIATE — I. ikˈskrüshēˌāt, ek- sometimes -üsē-, usu -ād.+V transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin excruciatus, past participle of excruciare, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHAMP — I. ˈchamp, -aa(ə)-, -ai- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: perhaps imitative transitive verb 1. a. : to chew on with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRISTBITE — ˈgrizbə̇t intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English grisbiten, from Old English gristbitian, from grist-bite act of gnashing, from grīst act of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GNASHINGLY — (adv.) With gnashing.
Английский словарь Webster
GNASHINGLY — ( adv. ) With gnashing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GNASH — — gnashingly , adv. /nash/ , v.t. 1. to grind or strike (the teeth) together, esp. in rage or pain. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRUXISM — /bruk"siz euhm/ , n. Pathol. See teeth grinding . [ 1935-40; *bryx ( is ) a gnashing of teeth ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SNARL — I. ˈsnär(-ə)l verb Etymology: Middle English, to trap, entangle, probably frequentative of snaren to snare Date: 14th century transitive verb …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHAMP — I. ˈchamp, ˈchämp, ˈchȯmp verb Etymology: Middle English chammen, champen Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. : chomp 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRISMUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek trismos gnashing (of teeth), from trizein to squeak, gnash; akin to Latin stridēre to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GNASHINGLY — adv with gnashing.
Webster English vocab
TRISMUS — [tris.mus] n [NL, fr. Gk trismos gnashing (of teeth), fr. trizein to squeak, gnash; akin to L stridere to creak--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GNASH — ( gnashes, gnashing, gnashed) If you say that someone is gnashing their teeth , you mean they are angry or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOOTH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES armed to the teeth (= carrying a lot of weapons ) ▪ Many of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TEETH — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES armed to the teeth (= carrying a lot of weapons ) ▪ Many of the gangs …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GNASH — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN tooth ▪ Their heads thrash about on the bloodied floor, gnashing their teeth and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Cambridge English vocab

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