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   Gnaw

   /nô/

   

   verb

   • 1. bite at or nibble something persistently: "watching a dog gnaw at a big bone" Similar chewbitenibblemunchcrunchchampchompmasticateworrytearrare:manducatechumble
   • ▪ bite at or nibble (something): "she sat gnawing her underlip" Similar erodewear awaywear downeat away (at)chip away (at)bite intocorrodeconsumedevourrare:fret
   • 2. cause persistent and wearing distress or anxiety: "the doubts continued to gnaw at me" Similar prey on someone's mindnagplaguetormenttorturetroubledistressworryhauntoppressweigh heavily on someone's mindbe a weight on someone's mindburdenhang overharrybotherexercisefretnigglerankle withfester

   Word Origin Old Englishgnagen, of Germanic origin; related to German nagen, ultimately imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › gnawGnaw Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   How to use gnaw in a sentence. to bite or chew on with the teeth; especially : to wear away by persistent biting or nibbling; to make by gnawing… See the full definition

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGNAW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GNAW definition: 1. to bite or chew something repeatedly, usually making a hole in it or gradually destroying it…. Learn more.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › gnawGnaw - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   gnaw: 1 v bite or chew on with the teeth “ gnaw an old cracker” Type of: chew , jaw , manducate , masticate chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth bite , seize with teeth to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws v become ground down or deteriorate Synonyms: eat at , erode , gnaw at , wear away Type of: crumble , ...

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGNAW | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   GNAW meaning: 1. to bite or chew something repeatedly, usually making a hole in it or gradually destroying it…. Learn more.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › gnawGNAW Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Gnaw definition: to bite or chew on, especially persistently.. See examples of GNAW used in a sentence.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › gnawGnaw - definition of gnaw by The Free Dictionary

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   vi → nagen; to gnaw at something → an etw (dat) → nagen; (rust, disease) → sich durch etw fressen; to gnaw at somebody (fig) → jdn quälen; to gnaw on something → an etw (dat) → nagen; to gnaw through something → etw durchnagen

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGNAW definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 meanings: 1. to bite (at) or chew (upon) constantly so as to wear away little by little 2. to form by gnawing 3. to cause.... Click for more definitions.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgnaw verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   gnaw something The dog was gnawing a bone. gnaw through something Rats had gnawed through the cable. gnaw at/on something She gnawed at her fingernails. gnaw away at/on something (figurative) Self-doubt began to gnaw away at her confidence.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › gnaw_vgnaw, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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    gnaw, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordGNAW - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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