"brux" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈbɹʌks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brux.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bruxes [present, singular, third-person], bruxing [participle, present], bruxed [participle, past], bruxed [past]
Rhymes: -ʌks Etymology: Back-formation from bruxism, from Ancient Greek βρυγμός (brugmós, “grinding (teeth)”). Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|bruxism}} Back-formation from bruxism, {{uder|en|grc|βρυγμός||grinding (teeth)}} Ancient Greek βρυγμός (brugmós, “grinding (teeth)”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} brux (third-person singular simple present bruxes, present participle bruxing, simple past and past participle bruxed)
  1. To grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or during sleep. Related terms: bruxer, bruxism, bruxomania

Inflected forms

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