Polyglot Dictionary

zähneknirschend

/ˈtsɛːnəknɪʁʃn̩t/

adverb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. through gritted teeth, reluctantly

    Built from Zähne (teeth) + knirschen (to grind).

    • Zähneknirschend gab er nach.

      He gave in through gritted teeth.

Made of

  • Zähne teeth
  • knirschen to grind, to crunch

Practice

1 What does zähneknirschend mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ gab er nach.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zähneknirschend?

See also

adverbcompound

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