Use of 'gritting'
Hi
Is this sentence fully natural?
He was gritting his teeth with cold.
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
Not really; if you grit your teeth then you make a deliberate effort to put your teeth together, whereas the cold is liable to make your teeth chatter. ) I guess it's not unreasonable to say that you could grit your teeth with the cold, but it's certainly not a natural expression.
- Not really; if you grit your teeth then you make a deliberate effort to put your teeth together, whereas the cold is liable to make your teeth chatter.
- ) I guess it's not unreasonable to say that you could grit your teeth with the cold, but it's certainly not a natural expression.
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Not really; if you grit your teeth then you make a deliberate effort to put your teeth together, whereas the cold is liable to make your teeth chatter. (It's an inadvertent act.)
I guess it's not unreasonable to say that you could grit your teeth with the cold, but it's certainly not a natural expression.
0Mr. Tom Use of 'gritting'
Gritting your teeth is what you do when preparing to endure something unpleasant or painful. When faced with a task you don't want to do, you might grit your teeth and then do it anyway.
Even if they raised the price, I'd grit my teeth and pay for it.
It was very painful, but I was able to grit my teeth through
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