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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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See also

gristed gristing grists grit grit one's teeth gritch

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