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  • verb Present participle of brux.

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Examples

  • The muscles on either side of her jaw were nearly the size of walnuts from the bruxing and clenching she did even while awake, and she carried her lower jaw slightly forward, which made the tendons of her neck stand out even more.

    LIGHT FINGERS 2009

  • The reason they are chattering is because they keep bruxing their teeth over polls.

    Poll: Obama's Core Groups Launch Him To Six-Point Lead Over McCain 2009

  • If you suspect that you're bruxing -- if you wake up with a sore jaw or your partner complains about a grinding noise -- it's a good idea to check with a dentist before it escalates.

    The Daily Grind: When Stress Sets Your Teeth on Edge 2008

  • He notes that people taking antidepressants are also more prone to bruxing, for reasons not well understood.

    The Daily Grind: When Stress Sets Your Teeth on Edge 2008

  • "The only way most people know they are bruxing is because their dentists tell them they are," says Columbia University psychologist and epidemiologist Karen Raphael.

    I Hear America Grinding 2008

  • For the past two months, I've been bruxing over "Cornucopia", my first story to make the Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine's almost-but-not-quite-yet cut.

    Archive 2005-04-01 Douglas Hoffman 2005

  • For the past two months, I've been bruxing over "Cornucopia", my first story to make the Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine's almost-but-not-quite-yet cut.

    Who says I can't give it away for free? Douglas Hoffman 2005

  • Deputy Chief Irvin Irving sat at his desk, bruxing his teeth and working the muscles of his jaw into hard rubber balls.

    The Concrete Blonde Connelly, Michael, 1956- 1994

  • Jan 7 3pm Lump in gums? trying to callous tooth from pushing at night when bruxing.

    Android, age one Chipoletti, Anthony 1993

  • Deputy Chief Irvin Irving sat at his desk, bruxing his teeth and working the muscles of his jaw into hard rubber balls.

    The Black Echo Connelly, Michael, 1956- 1992

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