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teeth grinding

American  

noun

Pathology.
  1. habitual, purposeless clenching and grinding of the teeth, especially during sleep.


Example Sentences

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The focus of his teeth grinding was Europe's growing energy shock, triggered by the burning conflict in the Middle East and threatening to dominate a summit of European leaders in Brussels on Thursday.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

I couldn’t even ask Lusk about it because, even from my house on Cape Cod, Mass., I could hear his teeth grinding in Indiana.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022

For example, some doctors approve the use of botulinum toxin – the key ingredient in Botox – to ease teeth grinding, jaw clenching and chronic migraines.

From Fox News • Sep. 6, 2021

“There’s not a lot of teeth grinding when you’re with them,” said Weiner.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2019

She lay on the ground, and I saw her pudgy little arms and legs shaking, and her teeth grinding in her head.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz