digrignare

Meaning

to grind, to gnash (one's teeth)

Synonyms

Etymology

From Old High German grīnan (“to twist the mouth”) (whence English grin and French grincer (“to squeak, to gnash”)), from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to rub, to grind”). di- used either to represent downward motion or as an intensifier.

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