gnaw

Definition of Gnaw in English :

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Verb

1. gnaw

bite or chew on with the teeth

Example Sentences:
'gnaw an old cracker'

2. eat at, erode, gnaw, gnaw at, wear away

become ground down or deteriorate

Example Sentences:
'Her confidence eroded'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gnaw

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verbWord forms: gnaws, gnawing, gnawed, gnawed or gnawn (nɔːn )

1. (when intr, often foll by at or upon)

to bite (at) or chew (upon) constantly so as to wear away little by little

2. (transitive)

to form by gnawing

to gnaw a hole

3.

to cause erosion of (something)

4. (when intr, often foll by at)

to cause constant distress or anxiety (to)

noun

5.

the act or an instance of gnawing

Gnaw

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verb transitiveWord forms: gnawed, gnawed or Raregnawn, ˈgnawing

1.

to cut, bite, and wear away bit by bit with the teeth

2.

to make by gnawing

to gnaw a hole

3.

to consume; wear away; corrode

4.

to torment, as by constant pain, fear, etc.; harass

verb intransitive

5.

to bite repeatedly

with on, away, at, etc.

6.

to produce a biting, consuming, corroding, eroding, tormenting, etc. effect

with on, at, etc.

waves gnawed away at the shore; fear gnawed on his consciousness

Gnaw

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v. gnawed, gnaw·ing, gnaws

v.tr.

1.

a. To bite, chew on, or erode with the teeth.

b. To produce by gnawing: gnaw a hole.

c. To erode or diminish gradually as if by gnawing: waves gnawing the rocky shore.

2. To afflict or worry persistently: fear that constantly gnawed me.

v.intr.

1. To bite or chew persistently: The dog gnawed at the bone.

2. To cause erosion or gradual diminishment.

3. To cause persistent worry or pain: Hunger gnawed at the prisoners.

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