gnash

(Inglese)

Verb

1. (transitive) To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
2. (transitive) To grind between the teeth.
3. (figuratively) To clash together violently.
4. (Geordie) To run away.

Noun

A sudden snapping of the teeth.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈnæʃ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: gnasten

Affine norse antico: gnastan

Affine danese: gnaske

Affine tedesco: knirschen

In summary

From Middle English gnasten. Origin unknown; the word is probably either Germanic or onomatopoeic. Compare Old Norse gnastan, Danish gnaske ("munch", "crunch"), German knirschen, German Low German gnirschen, gnörschen (“gnash”), Swedish gnissla (“squeak; gnash”).

Concetti

digrignare

sinonimi

grind

crunch

grind the teeth

bite

clench

grit

grate

craunch

gnash the teeth

grate the teeth

join by hooking

creak

gnaw

scratch

sharpen

snap

cranch

Traduzioni

piepen

knarsen

rechinar

zgrzytać

knirschen

gıcırdamak

tandenknarsen

τρίζω τα δόντια

grincer des dents

knarsetanden

ranger

crujir

diş gıcırdatmak

صرّ

gıcırdatmak