gnash

as in to grit
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound dogs gnashing their teeth

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Recent Examples of gnash Meanwhile, there was much gnashing and wailing around Nvidia ’s big 9% drop yesterday. Bob Pisani, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024 Party poopers might be weeping and wailing and gnashing teeth over U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to toss out the classified documents case against the Master of Mar-A-Lago. Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2024 There is gnashing of teeth over the federal court order on Thursday that former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon surrender on July 1 to begin serving, finally, the four-month sentence imposed on him nearly two years ago by Judge Carl Nichols. Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 8 June 2024 With his blunt bowl cut and single tiny hand, Prince Gerhardt showed off Reubens' gift for slapstick physical comedy, gnashing his yellow teeth and flailing his limp legs. Ew Staff, EW.com, 31 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for gnash
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  • Their identity was built on defense, grit and goaltending, with timely offense.
    Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
  • In the early days, a business often runs on intuition, grit and a dash of luck.
    B.D. Dalton, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • When the piece is over, my friend scrapes her bow down the strings, and Millie howls with laughter.
    Danilyn Rutherford, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
  • And snow plows are still scraping streets clean after Tuesday’s storm dropped 2 to 4 inches of snow across the metro.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
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  • Ava flashes scratches on her forearm, courtesy of Isabella’s fingernails.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
  • So was Kyle Connor, who was scratched on Thursday for Chris Kreider, who played a second straight game.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025

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“Gnash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnash. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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