Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to gnash
Participle: gnashed
Gerund: gnashing
Indicative
Present
| I | gnash |
| you | gnash |
| he;she;it | gnashes |
| we | gnash |
| you | gnash |
| they | gnash |
Perfect
| I | have gnashed |
| you | have gnashed |
| he;she;it | has gnashed |
| we | have gnashed |
| you | have gnashed |
| they | have gnashed |
Past
| I | gnashed |
| you | gnashed |
| he;she;it | gnashed |
| we | gnashed |
| you | gnashed |
| they | gnashed |
Pluperfect
| I | had gnashed |
| you | had gnashed |
| he;she;it | had gnashed |
| we | had gnashed |
| you | had gnashed |
| they | had gnashed |
Future
| I | will gnash |
| you | will gnash |
| he;she;it | will gnash |
| we | will gnash |
| you | will gnash |
| they | will gnash |
Future Perfect
| I | will have gnashed |
| you | will have gnashed |
| he;she;it | will have gnashed |
| we | will have gnashed |
| you | will have gnashed |
| they | will have gnashed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | gnash |
| you | gnash |
| he;she;it | gnash |
| we | gnash |
| you | gnash |
| they | gnash |
Perfect
| I | have gnashed |
| you | have gnashed |
| he;she;it | have gnashed |
| we | have gnashed |
| you | have gnashed |
| they | have gnashed |
Imperfect
| I | gnashed |
| you | gnashed |
| he;she;it | gnashed |
| we | gnashed |
| you | gnashed |
| they | gnashed |
Pluperfect
| I | had gnashed |
| you | had gnashed |
| he;she;it | had gnashed |
| we | had gnashed |
| you | had gnashed |
| they | had gnashed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would gnash |
| you | would gnash |
| he;she;it | would gnash |
| we | would gnash |
| you | would gnash |
| they | would gnash |
Perfect
| I | would have gnashed |
| you | would have gnashed |
| he;she;it | would have gnashed |
| we | would have gnashed |
| you | would have gnashed |
| they | would have gnashed |
Imperative
| you | gnash |
| we | Let's gnash |
| you | gnash |
Verbs conjugated like 'gnash'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'gnash'
gash,
gnast,
nash,
snash,
abash,
ash,
bash,
brash,
cash,
clash,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to move at full speed in retreat; to escape
- absquatulate, amscray, beat a retreat, beat feet, beat it, blow this popsicle stand, bolt, book it, do a bunk, flee, fly the coop, get lost, get out, head for the hills, hightail, hightail it, hit the road, jump, kick rocks, leg it, make a break for it, make a run for it, make tracks, namous, peg it, rabbit, run a mile, run away, run for the hills, run off, scamper, scarper, scat, scram, shemozzle, skedaddle, take a powder, take flight, take off, take to one's heels, take to the hills, tear off, turn tail, vamoose
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1496, variant of M.E.
gnasten "to gnash the teeth" (c.1300), perhaps from O.N.
gnastan "a gnashing," of unknown origin, probably imitative.
2. From Middle English gnasten. Origin unknown; the word is probably either Germanic or ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare Old Norse gnastan, Danish gnaske ("munch", "crunch"), German knirschen, German Low German gnirschen, gnörschen (“gnash”), Swedish gnissla (“squeak; gnash”), all of onomatopoeic origin. See: Danish '
gnaske', German, old spelling '
knirschen'.
Sample Sentences
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ETERNITY,—the word thrilled through the black man's soul with light and power, as he spoke; it thrilled through the sinner's soul, too, like the bite of a scorpion. Legree gnashed on him with his teeth, but rage kept him silent; and Tom, like a man disenthralled, spoke, in a clear and cheerful voice,
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)