Gnashing

//ˈnæʃɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The action of something that is gnashed.

    "gnashings of teeth"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of gnash form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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biteboluschampchatterchawchew

Example

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"There is no sound more pleasant than a colleague's gnashing of teeth."

Related phrases

weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth

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