gnaw
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
gnaws;
gnawed;
gnawing
gnaws;
gnawed;
gnawing
Britannica Dictionary definition of GNAW
1
:
to bite or chew (something) repeatedly
[+ object]
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The dog was gnawing a bone.
[no object]
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He nervously gnawed on his fingernails.
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Rabbits have gnawed at the hedge.
2
[+ object]
:
to make (a hole in something) by chewing
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Rabbits had gnawed a hole in the hedge.
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Squirrels had gnawed their way into the attic. [=they had entered the attic by chewing a hole]
gnaw at
[phrasal verb]
gnaw at (someone)
:
to be a source of worry or concern to (someone)
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This problem has been gnawing at me day and night.
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She says she's fine, but I can see that something is gnawing at her.
