gnaw
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Collins Definition
Verb
gnawing, present participle; gnawed, past participle; gnawed, past tense; gnaws, 3rd person singular present;
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gnawing, present participle; gnawed, past participle; gnawed, past tense; gnaws, 3rd person singular present;
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Bite at or nibble something persistently
- - picking up the pig's foot, he gnawed at it
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Bite at or nibble (something)
- - she sat gnawing her underlip
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(of something painful to the mind or body) Cause persistent and wearing distress or anxiety
- - the doubts continued to gnaw at me
Web Definitions:
- bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker"
- erode: become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
- Gnaw is a Sharkticon, in the fictional Transformers universe.
- To bite something persistently; To produce excessive anxiety or worry
- (gnawing) A sensation of being gnawed