grit
To clench, particularly in reaction to pain or angerTo clench (one's teeth), particularly in reaction to pain or anger.
» He grits his teeth and forces back his growing fear.
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3 senses(ergative, transitive)To clench (one's teeth), particularly in reaction to pain or anger.
We had no choice but to grit our teeth and get on with it.
He has a sleeping disorder and grits his teeth.
knirschen, knarren
скрежетатьskrežetatʹ
To cover with grit.
cover with a grit
(intransitive, obsolete)To give forth a grating sound, like sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.
Examples
36 sentencesHe grits his teeth and forces back his growing fear.
Tom gritted his teeth.
ruТом стиснул зубы. — Inego
deTom biss die Zähne zusammen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Have you ever eaten grits?
It hurt so much I could've screamed, but I gritted my teeth and bravely bore the pain.
deEs tat so weh, daß ich hätte schreien können, aber ich biß die Zähne zusammen und ertrug den Schmerz tapfer. — Waldelfe
I gritted my teeth.
deIch habe die Zähne zusammengebissen. — MUIRIEL
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
With early modern vowel shortening, from Middle English grete, griet, from Old English grēWith early modern vowel shortening, from Middle English grete, griet, from Old English grēot, from Proto-West Germanic *greut, from Proto-Germanic *greutą. Compare grist.
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Forms
grits, gritting, gritted, grittedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.