Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grit one's teeth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: grit one's -teeth
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To clench one's teeth together tightly because of pain, anger, frustration, or self-assurance.

verb

To face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation and deal with it.

Example Sentences

"[Shield Knight] LOOKED WITH DREAD THROUGH THE EYES OF THE ENCHANTRESS. SHE WAS TRAPPED AGAIN! SHIELD KNIGHT GRIT HER TEETH. SHOVEL KNIGHT WOULDN'T GIVE UP, AND NEITHER WOULD SHE."
"There's a storm coming, so I grit my teeth and start rowing with all my might."
"Japan's revolutionary New Tokaido Line, the 310-mile, 150 m.p.h. route between Tokyo and Osaka that is due to open for passenger traffic in October, has run into the same kind of budgetary trouble that held up our own LMR electrification, though the Japanese Government, unlike our own, has apparently gritted its teeth and allowed the project to go ahead to planned completion."

Inflected Forms

grits one's teeth (present, singular) gritting one's teeth (participle, present) gritted one's teeth (participle, past) gritted one's teeth (past)

Phrases

bit between one's teeth

Frequently Paired Words

bit between one's teeth

Synonyms

face up to bite the bullet grin and bear it suck it up

Questions

What does grit one's teeth mean?: To clench one's teeth together tightly because of pain, anger, frustration, or self-assurance.

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