The act of grinding teeth together; or describing something that involves grinding teeth.
Present participle of 'gnash' formed with -ing suffix. Can function as both a verb form and an adjective modifying nouns.
The word 'gnashing' appears in biblical and ancient texts to describe extreme suffering, so it carries thousands of years of human emotional weight in just one word.
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