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Definitions for Gnaw

[1] to bite or chew on, especially persistently.
[2] to wear away or remove by persistent biting or nibbling.
[3] to form or make by so doing: to gnaw a hole through the wall.
[4] to waste or wear away; corrode; erode.
[5] to trouble or torment by constant annoyance, worry, etc.; vex; plague.
[6] to bite or chew persistently: The spaniel gnawed happily on a bone.
[7] to cause corrosion: The acid gnaws at the metal.
[8] to cause an effect resembling corrosion: Her mistake gnawed at her conscience.
[9] (when intr, often foll by at or upon ) to bite (at) or chew (upon) constantly so as to wear away little by little
[10] (tr) to form by gnawing to gnaw a hole
[11] to cause erosion of (something)
[12] (when intr, often foll by at ) to cause constant distress or anxiety (to)
[13] the act or an instance of gnawing

Words related to Gnaw

nibble, eat, chomp, annoy, bedevil, nag, irritate, haunt, crunch, erode, consume, munch, gum, corrode, devour, masticate, wear, champ, chaw, distress

Words nearby Gnaw

gnathoplasty, gnathostoma, gnathostome, gnathostomiasis, gnatty, gnaw, gnawing, gnawn, gnc, gneiss, gneissoid

Origin of Gnaw

before 1000; Middle English gnawen, Old English gnagen; cognate with German nagen, Old Norse gnāga

Other words from Gnaw

gnaw·a·ble , adjective
gnaw·er , noun
out·gnaw , verb (used with object), out·gnawed, out·gnawed or out·gnawn, out·gnaw·ing.
un·der·gnaw , verb (used with object)
un·gnawed , adjective

Word origin for Gnaw

Old English gnagan; related to Old Norse gnaga, Old High German gnagan

Synonyms for Gnaw

chomp, eat, nibble, champ, chaw, consume, corrode, crunch, devour, erode, gum, masticate, munch, wear, eat away