Definition
Past tense of grit: to clench your teeth together firmly, or to spread grit (small stones) on a surface.
Etymology
From Old English grytt, related to grinding particles. Originally meant the coarse particles themselves, but evolved to mean clenching teeth (like grinding) or spreading those particles.
Kelly Says
When you say 'gritted his teeth,' you're describing an action that literally sounds like what it means—the hard /t/ sounds mimic that crunching! This is called onomatopoeia in disguise.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል በመላለቅ
en-k'u-lal be-me-la-le-k
BNবাংলা
দাঁত কষে
da-ant kosh-e
CACatalà
apretat
a-pre-tat
CSČeština
svíral
s-vi-ral
DADansk
klamrede
klam-re-de
DEDeutsch
zähmte
tsahm-te
ELΕλληνικά
σφίξε
s-fi-kse
ESEspañol
apretó
a-pre-to
FAفارسی
دندانش را فشرد
dan-dan-sha ra fesh-red
FISuomi
puristettiin
pu-ri-ste-ttiin
HIहिन्दी
दांत कस लिए
daant kas liye
HUMagyar
fogait szorította
fo-gait sho-ri-totta
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengangat gigi
men-gan-gat gigi
IGIG
gba akamu
gba a-ka-mu
ITItaliano
strinse
strin-se
JA日本語
歯を食いしばった
ha-o ku-i-shi-ba-tta
KO한국어
이빨을 꽉 끼었다
i-pp-al-eul kwag k-ki-eo-tta
MSBahasa Melayu
mengangat gigi
men-gan-gat gigi
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်တို့က ကြိုးစားပါတယ်
kyun-daw-to-k kyi-co-sar-ba-ta-yel
NLNederlands
gegnat
geh-nat
PLPolski
zaciśnięte
za-ci-snie-te
PTPortuguês
apertou
a-per-tou
RORomână
strânse
stran-se
SVSvenska
klystrade
kly-stra-de
SWKiswahili
kuliza
ku-li-za
TEతెలుగు
దంతాలు కుట్టాయి
dan-ta-lu ku-tta-ayi
TLTL
naka-ngat ngipin
na-ka-ngat ngi-pin
TRTürkçe
dişlerini sıktı
di-sh-lerini si-k-ti
UKУкраїнська
закусив
za-ku-siv
VITiếng Việt
cắn chặt
can chat
ZUZU
i-sengise
i-sen-gi-se