Gnashing

/ˈnæʃɪŋ/

Synonyms for "gnashing" (18 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Strong matches (5)

Noun(5 words)
extreme distressfuriousgrindgrinding noiseharsh

Related words (9)

Noun(9 words)
harsh grindingiratejaw grindingmoral outrageteeth grindingteeth grinding soundtooth grindingvehementwrathful

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

16 entries
auditory phenomenonbehaviorcritical languagedental disorderemotional intensityemotional statefacial expressionfigure of speechidiomjaw movementmedical conditionmouth actionnoisephysical actionphysiological actionsound

More specific

13 entries
awake bruxismbiblical idiomgnashing critiquegnashing evaluationharsh screechjaw clenchingjaw grindingliterary motifrhythmic grindingsleep bruxismteeth clenchingteeth grindingtooth grinding

Collocations

12 entries
audible gnashingclenched teethgnashing criticismgnashing expressiongnashing of teethgnashing teethharsh grinding soundjaw clenchingjaw grindingnocturnal gnashingteeth grindingviolent gnashing

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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

Source: tatoeba (10670885)

gnashings of teeth

Source: wiktionary

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