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gnashes

verb

present tense third-person singular of gnash

as in grits

to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound dogs gnashing their teeth

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Bugs Bunny jams himself against the edge and grits his teeth in agony.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Then the coach known as the most impulsive man on an NFL sideline runs that stop sign, grits his teeth and breaks unbound into character.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 June 2026

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