brux
English edit
Etymology edit
Back-formation from bruxism, from Ancient Greek βρυγμός (brugmós, “grinding (teeth)”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
brux (third-person singular simple present bruxes, present participle bruxing, simple past and past participle bruxed)
- To grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or during sleep.
- 1976, Norman R. Arnold, Occlusal Treatment: Preventive and Corrective Occlusal Adjustment:
- When the patient bruxes, he uses his supporting cusps to wear away the restraining inclines.