Gnashing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gnash \Gnash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gnashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Gnashing}.] [OE. gnasten, gnaisten, cf. Icel. gnastan a
     gnashing, gn?sta to gnash, Dan.knaske, Sw. gnissla, D.
     knarsen, G. knirschen.]
     To strike together, as in anger or pain; as, to gnash the
     teeth.


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