gritted
Ground together firmly
Gritted is the past tense of grit, meaning to clench or grind together: She gritted her teeth and kept going.
The phrase gritted teeth suggests determination through discomfort or suppressed anger.
Gritted can also describe a surface spread with grit—coarse sand or salt: The gritted roads were safer to drive on.
Contracted with force
- gnashedGround teeth together
- groundSolid surface underfoot
- bruxismInvoluntary jaw clenching
- jawBone holding teeth
enamel · molars · tensed · stress · pain · frustration · endured · bore
Fixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- unflinchingRefusing to show fear
undaunted · unwavering · dogged · adamant · firm · unshakable · persistent · unswerving
clenched
Contracted with force
jaw · enamel · molars · tensed · stress · pain · frustration · endured · bore · tolerated
resolute
Fixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
unflinching · undaunted · unwavering · dogged · adamant · firm · unshakable · persistent · unswerving · unrelenting
sandy
Full of fine grains
pebbly · rough · scratchy · abrasive · crunchy · gravelly · dusty · silty · particulate · sandpaper
salted
Treated with sodium chloride
winter · slippery · icy · snowplow · spreading · maintenance · highways · pavement · treated · gritter
grittedsurrendered
Ceased resistance formally
yielded · gave up · quit · capitulated · relented
- nitty grittyEssential practical details
- gritting one's teethForcing oneself onward despite difficulty
- gritted teeth
- gritting teethClamping jaw under stress
- gritted one's teethEndured something unpleasant determinedly
- gritty realismUnvarnished depiction of hardship