Gritting [verb]

"It's probably that cow-boy spotter of Norcross's, but he can't get away," Hatch was gritting—meaning Tarbell, probably.

Livy and Clara are having a royal time worshiping the old masters, and I as good a time gritting my ineffectual teeth over them.

Gritting his teeth against the fear which welled up like nausea from the pit of his stomach, Garr Symm went with them.

It sounded like "iron gritting its teeth against some other iron."

After a time, the carriage, gritting along the stones, moved on.

I found myself using very rough language, groaning, gritting my teeth viciously.

And she was gritting her teeth and complimenting herself when she arrived at the task of pulling on her boots.

A mist seemed to come before his eyes, but with a gritting of his teeth he got more control of himself, and then he saw clear.

Nackerson was gritting his teeth and summoning all his grit to the fore, in order to keep his lower limbs moving.

Then came the gritting of heels on the hardpacked294 trail and Overland Red stood in the doorway.