Category:Gnash

Gnash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gnashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gnashing.] Etym: [OE. gnasten, gnaisten, cf. Icel. gnastan a gnashing, gn to gnash, Dan. knaske, Sw. gnissla, D. knarsen, G. knirschen.]

Defn: To strike together, as in anger or pain; as, to gnash the teeth.

gnash Gnash, v. i.

Defn: To grind or strike the teeth together. There they him laid, Gnashing for anguish, and despite, and shame. Milton.

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Gnash - Heb. harak, meaning "to grate the teeth", (Job 16:9; Psalms 112:10; Lamentations 2:16), denotes rage or sorrow. (See also Acts 7:54; Mark 9:18.)