Gritting

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is gritted.

    "[…] many were the grins, and not few the grittings of his blackened teeth he had to smother at their swagger."

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

Example

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"Tom is gritting his teeth in obvious pain."

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