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Example sentences for "gnashing"

Lexicographically close words:
gnarl; gnarled; gnarly; gnash; gnashed; gnat; gnatcatchers; gnats; gnaw; gnawed
  1. The wounded boar instantly sprang from its lair, and gnashing its crooked tusks together so that sparks flew from them, rushed upon its foe.

  2. Csaky, gnashing his teeth, and half beside himself with rage.

  3. Kuvalda, without moving from his place and gnashing his teeth restlessly.

  4. Drunken headaches require vodki and not the remorse of conscience or gnashing of teeth .

  5. He spoke rapidly, but it seemed as if the words could hardly force their way through his gnashing teeth.

  6. Both rolled over on the ground--the peccary all the while gnashing her jaws, and continuing to send forth her strange sharp cries, until the woods echoed again.

  7. They formed a complete circle around him; and with their long bristles erected, their gnashing jaws, and shrill notes, they presented a most formidable array.

  8. And while they consulted together the wolf stood gnashing his teeth at them with a horrid grin.

  9. The first was an immense wolf called Fenris, with a huge mouth filled with long white teeth, which he was constantly gnashing together.

  10. But he was too eager, for the next moment there was a shot from Abel and the fellow rolled over, and lay full in my view, quivering and clutching at the ground, tearing up tufts of grass, and gnashing his teeth frightfully.

  11. And he uttered a harsh laugh, gnashing his old teeth and muttering: "Oh!

  12. The mouth open, and drawn on each side toward the ears, shewing the teeth in a gnashing posture.

  13. The mouth open, shews one state of the mind, shut, another; the gnashing of the teeth another.

  14. While he was cursing yet, and smiting his broad chest, and gnashing his teeth in impotent malignity, suddenly a quick step became audible at a distance.

  15. So he lay, stretched out before his horses and chariot, gnashing his teeth, grasping the bloody dust.

  16. With an indescribable mixture of wrath and humiliation he stood before the looking-glass, compressing his naked lips and gnashing his teeth.

  17. He saw nothing but slavery on every side: he walked from place to place abstractedly, pale as death, and often with gnashing teeth.

  18. Florian answered, gnashing his teeth, "I didn't ask your money nor your advice, and no one has a right to call me names.

  19. Marquesan, and the boars struck the trail with hatred hot in their eyes and with gnashing tusks.

  20. Already they could see distinctly on the prow the hideous figure of the Sea Devil, and as the pirates recognized one man after another they whispered, gnashing their teeth: "There is so and so!

  21. Davis, gnashing his teeth and trying to startle the captain by rolling his eye-balls hideously.

  22. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  23. The angels shall come and sever the wicked from the just and cast them into the furnace where there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

  24. There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

  25. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, for many are called but few are chosen.

  26. Encouraged by this evidence of his power, he thrust his head into view, and by scowling and snarling and gnashing his fangs tried to intimidate me.

  27. Beating our chests, bristling, and gnashing our teeth, we gathered together in our rage.

  28. She chattered and screamed, and scolded down at the bristling, tooth-gnashing circle that had gathered beneath.

  29. His face was covered with blood, and he was snarling and gnashing his fangs like a wild boar.

  30. Hate is too feeble a word for their gnashing rage against this man and that cause, this movement and that institution.

  31. The furious virago gazed at her with gnashing teeth.

  32. Gnashing his teeth, he kept his pistol grasped firmly in his hand; he would very much have liked to have beaten the fellow's shaggy poll about with the butt end of it.

  33. I, speaking out loud, and gnashing my teeth.

  34. How can she, with her husband gnashing his teeth in lonely discomfiture at his exasperated creditors, and receiptless bills, in sultry St. Thomas?

  35. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth; when you shall see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God: and you yourselves thrust out.

  36. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  37. And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  38. I fired: the bullet hit him in the head, but still he came on, gnashing his teeth.

  39. Growling and gnashing his teeth, the enemy advanced.

  40. It was the big bat speaking for the others, but they all joined him in gnashing their teeth and in whipping the air with their soft, almost noiseless, wings.

  41. Bumper stopped just long enough to realize that he had no chance in a fight against all those whirring wings and little gnashing teeth.

  42. Charles, almost gnashing his teeth as the words of Perdita reminded him of all the arts which she had practised to ensnare him--all the sophistry she had used to make herself appear in his eyes every thing that she was not.


  43. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "gnashing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.