GNASH


Meaning of GNASH in English

I. ˈnash, -aa(ə)-, -ai- verb

( -ed/-ing/-es )

Etymology: alteration of Middle English gnasten, gnaisten, probably of imitative origin

intransitive verb

1. : to grind or strike the teeth together

he gnashed and kept me awake for hours

2. : to grind together — used of the teeth

his teeth gnashed audibly

transitive verb

1. : to strike or grind (the teeth) together especially in anger or pain

2. : to grind the teeth on : bite with grinding teeth

the tiger gnashed the fox, the ermine, and the sloth — W.S.Landor

II. noun

( -es )

: gnashing, bite

the gnash and clash of cutlery on china — James Jones

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.