different between gnashy vs gnash

English

Etymology

gnash +? -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æ?i

Adjective

gnashy (comparative gnashier, superlative gnashiest)

1. Related to or typical of gnashing the teeth
2. (of a sound) grating and harsh
3. Characterized by grinding or gnashing.
4. (informal) Unpleasant; tedious or undesirable.

Anagrams

• ghayns, hyangs

English

Etymology

From Middle English gnasten. Origin unknown; the word is probably either Germanic or onomatopoeic. Compare Old Norse gnastan, German knirschen, German Low German gnirschen, gnörschen (“gnash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næ?/
• Rhymes: -æ?

• Homophone: Nash

Verb

gnash (third-person singular simple present gnashes, present participle gnashing, simple past and past participle gnashed)

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. (Tyneside) To run away.

Derived terms

• gnasher/gnashers
• gnashy

Translations

Noun

gnash (plural gnashes)

1. A sudden snapping of the teeth.

Anagrams

• Ghans, Shang, hangs