Gnaw - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|nɔː|
Brit.
|nɔː|
verb
- bite or chew on with the teeth
gnaw an old cracker
- become ground down or deteriorate (syn: erode, wear away)Extra examples
The dog was gnawing a bone.
He nervously gnawed on his fingernails.
Rabbits have gnawed at the hedge.
Rabbits had gnawed a hole in the hedge.
The rabbits escaped by gnawing (away) at the fence until they had made a hole big enough to get through.
Sorrow is gnawing at my heart.
Dexter gnawed his pen thoughtfully.
A rat had gnawed a hole in the box.
The puppy was gnawing on a bone.
Mice gnaw.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: gnaw
he/she/it: gnaws
present participle: gnawing
past tense: gnawed
past participle: gnawed
I/you/we/they: gnaw
he/she/it: gnaws
present participle: gnawing
past tense: gnawed
past participle: gnawed
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