biting down
Teeth pressing together
Biting down is the act of closing one's teeth together with pressure.
The phrase often implies deliberate force or tension: She bit down hard on the leather strap.
Figuratively, to bite down on something is to commit to enduring it: We just have to bite down and get through this quarter.
- munchingChewing food steadily
- gnawingPersistent biting action
- chewingCrushing food orally
- hard candySolid sugar confection
- masticatoryRelated to chewing food
bruxism · jaw clenching · mumble · mouthguards · grit · mouth guard · restraint · holding back · jaw · resilience · pain tolerance · suppression · determination · occlusion · molars · orthodontics · forensic odontology · dental impressions
grip/hold
biting downletting go
Releasing one's grasp
dropping · releasing · relinquishing · freeing · unclamping
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