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gnash
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gnash \Gnash\, v. i.
To grind or strike the teeth together.
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There they him laid,
Gnashing for anguish, and despite, and shame. --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gnash \Gnash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gnashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gnashing.] [OE. gnasten, gnaisten, cf. Icel. gnastan a gnashing, gn?sta to gnash, Dan.knaske, Sw. gnissla, D. knarsen, G. knirschen.] To strike together, as in anger or pain; as, to gnash the teeth. [1913 Webster]
