digrignare

Italian

Etymology

From Old High German grīnan (to twist the mouth) (whence English grin and French grincer (to squeak, to gnash)), from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (to rub, to grind). di- used either to represent downward motion or as an intensifier.

Verb

digrignare

  1. (transitive) To grind or gnash.

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