gnashing

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

GNASH'ING, participle present tense nash'ing. Striking the teeth together, as in anger, rage or pain. GNASH'ING, noun nash'ing. A grinding or striking of the teeth in rage or anguish. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matthew 8:12.
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