Meaning Of Gnash Your Teeth In English - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of gnash your teeth in English

gnash your teeth

idiom Add to word list Add to word list to bring your teeth forcefully together when you are angry: The monster roared and gnashed its teeth. humorous to complain angrily and noisily about something: New Yorkers gnashed their teeth about the governor's decision to raise property taxes. Squeezing and grinding

• compressed
• compression
• compressive
• concertina
• constrict
• grind
• grinding mill
• grist mill
• juice
• knead
• mash
• nip
• regrind
• shut
• shut someone/something in (something) phrasal verb
• snap
• squash
• squeeze
• squidge
• squinch

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Complaining (Definition of gnash your teeth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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gnash your teeth

idiom Add to word list Add to word list to show that you are angry or annoyed about something bad that you can do nothing to stop: Petersen is gnashing his teeth over his inability to prove his innocence. (Definition of gnash your teeth from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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