gnash

Some barely notice they're doing it, while others can gnash through mouthguards and wake even the deepest sleeping bed partners.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

But it’s not the dirty-looking curs that run, snarl, bark and gnash their teeth behind fences when a visitor approaches that one needs to fear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024

“I hate him. I hate him so much it makes me gnash my teeth,” she said in the interview.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2021

And fans of the books have four new reasons to gnash their teeth: HBO has announced four Game of Thrones spin-off TV shows, all with Martin’s involvement.

From The Guardian ● May 12, 2017

She wanted to scream, to gnash her teeth and tear her clothes and beat upon the floor.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

The veritable pity party gnashes its teeth more and more as the months pass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025

The great matador gnashes his teeth while the señoritas throw flowers and jewels at the doctor’s feet.

From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2020

“He’s not a brooder, not someone who wrings his hands and gnashes his teeth,” Axelrod said.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2013

"Ancelotti clung to the wrong lifeboat, the same one as usual – Torres – and the pair of them sank together," gnashes the Gazzetta before gushing over United.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2011

Oenone gnashes her teeth at him, refuses him the remedy, and lets him die.

From Selections from Wordsworth and Tennyson by William Wordsworth

Whether screaming or singing, Yates’s voice consistently traveled in a straight line toward infinity, while guitarists Brady Ebert and Pat McCrory gnashed and chugged alongside him.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2021

The mask came off, the gnashed teeth of the Hulk gone, a face of these Tokyo Olympics revealed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2021

Journalists at CNN gnashed their teeth at missed opportunities to show off their toughness and knowledge if they’d been in his place asking questions of premiers or presidents.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 23, 2021

“The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved goodbye.”

From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2019

He gnashed his teeth and shook his head with bitter woe and resentment.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

However, some dentists have told the BBC they are worried about the increasing number of young people they're seeing with dental problems caused by incessant gnashing.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

A hue, a cry, a gnashing of teeth and maybe the angry neighing of horses will be heard across the land at the debut of the newly redecorated “Little House on the Prairie.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Her performance is one for the ages, a gnashing, robust physical achievement that cements her as one of the greatest actors of her generation.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025

“While it would be nice if the Fed could fix everything on its own, it probably can’t, at least not without causing a great deal of weeping and gnashing of teeth,” said Channel.

From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024

The golden monkey was gnashing his teeth, and all his shimmering fur was standing on end.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman