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Synonyms
gnaw (nô)

[Middle English gnauen, from Old English gnagan.]

verb: gnawed, gnaw·ing, gnaws. 

transitive verb 

    1. To bite, chew on, or erode with the teeth.
    2. To produce by gnawing: gnaw a hole. See synonyms at bite
    3. 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.

intransitive verb 

  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.

derivatives

gnaẃer
noun