Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gnashingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gnash-ing-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

While, or as if, gnashing.

Example Sentences

"She watched the horse chew gnashingly, his lower jaw slipping sideways. She saw big yellow teeth, and white froth, mixed with apple bits, bubbling out."

Etymology

From gnashing + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gnashing

Inflected Forms

more gnashingly (comparative) most gnashingly (superlative)

Questions

What does gnashingly mean?: While, or as if, gnashing.
Where does gnashingly come from?: From gnashing + -ly.

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