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2 July
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What is the difference between to grind your teeth and to chatter your teeth ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between to grind your teeth and to chatter your teeth ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
Would be the first one used more in regrets about sleeping and the second one for cold and fear?
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2 July
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Teeth grinding is an indication of stress or panic, while teeth chattering is an indication of being very cold.
With teeth grinding, you literally grind your upper and lower teeth together, either consciously or unconsciously. Teeth chattering is an uncontrollable behavior, on the other hand.
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Teeth grinding is an indication of stress or panic, while teeth chattering is an indication of being very cold.
With teeth grinding, you literally grind your upper and lower teeth together, either consciously or unconsciously. Teeth chattering is an uncontrollable behavior, on the other hand.
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@elicro Thank you very much! And when the person is sleeping and is unconsciously moving their teeth, what verb should I use?
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@elicro Thank you very much for your help! Now I got the meaning of it!

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