"gnashingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more gnashingly [comparative], most gnashingly [superlative]
Etymology: From gnashing + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gnashing|ly}} gnashing + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} gnashingly (comparative more gnashingly, superlative most gnashingly)
  1. While, or as if, gnashing.
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