Gnashing

What it means

1. (verb) To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger. “gnashing your teeth”
2. (verb) To grind between the teeth. “The dog was gnashing a carpet”
3. (verb) To run away.
4. (noun) The action of something that is gnashed. “gnashings of teeth”

Anagram plays

• hangings

Letter analysis

• Gnashing contains 8 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
• It uses 6 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 2.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 13.

Sub-words

• hangings
• gashing
• hanging
• agings
• ashing
• niggas
• aging
• gains
• gangs
• gnash
• hangs
• hings
• nigga
• gags
• gain
• gang
• gash
• gigs
• gins
• hags
• hang
• hing
• inns
• nags
• nigh
• sang
• shag
• shin
• sigh
• sign
• sing
• snag
• ani
• ash
• gag
• gas
• gig
• gin
• hag
• has
• his
• inn
• ins
• nag
• sag
• sin

Related words

Other 8-letter words

• aardvark
• abacuses
• abalones
• abandons
• abashing
• abattoir
• abbesses
• abdicate
• abdomens
• abducted
• abductee
• abductor
• aberrant
• abetters
• abetting
• abettors
• abeyance
• abhorred

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Words starting with GNA

• gnarl
• gnarled
• gnarlier
• gnarliest
• gnarling
• gnarls
• gnarly
• gnash
• gnashed
• gnashes
• gnat
• gnats
• gnaw
• gnawed
• gnawing
• gnawn
• gnaws

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Words ending with ING

• abandoning
• abashing
• abasing
• abating
• abbreviating
• abdicating
• abducting
• abetting
• abhorring
• abiding
• abjuring
• abnegating
• abolishing
• abominating
• aborting
• abounding
• abrading
• abridging

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