食いしばる
くいしばる
Also written 食い縛る, 喰い縛る
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp (as 歯を〜)
Kanji
- 食 eat. Read as くう.
Example sentences
- 歯をくいしばってください。
Bite together, please. - 歯を食い縛る、喉元までせりあがった感情を強引に飲み込む。
He grits his teeth and forces back his growing fear. - 歯を食いしばってください。
Clench your teeth, please.
Common phrases
- 歯を食いしばる (はをくいしばる) to bear up in tragedy