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Meaning of gristbite | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To gnash one's teeth.

archaic, dialectal

Examples

“Mrs. Tolpedden achieved a dashing cannon, and then gave a miss, at which she "grisbetted", as Milly called it.”
“I’d lean against the door and stare out the car window terror-stricken in any hairpin turn but soon felt my tight gristbit milk teeth were set free by laughing through each shotgun seat squeeze[…]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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