gnaw
11gnaw — vb *bite, champ, gnash Analogous words: fret, *abrade: *worry, annoy …
12gnaw — ► VERB 1) bite at or nibble persistently. 2) cause persistent anxiety or pain. DERIVATIVES gnawingly adverb. ORIGIN Old English, ultimately imitative …
13gnaw at — verb become ground down or deteriorate (Freq. 1) Her confidence eroded • Syn: ↑erode, ↑gnaw, ↑eat at, ↑wear away • Derivationally related forms: ↑wearing away ( …
14gnaw at — phrasal verb gnaw at or gnaw away at [transitive] Word forms gnaw at : present tense I/you/we/they gnaw at he/she/it gnaws at present participle gnawing at past tense gnawed at past participle gnawed at gnaw (away) at someone if something gnaws… …
15gnaw — be·gnaw; gnaw; gnaw·er; gnaw·ing·ly; …
16gnaw — [[t]nɔ͟ː[/t]] gnaws, gnawing, gnawed 1) VERB If people or animals gnaw something or gnaw at it, they bite it repeatedly. [V at/on n] Woodlice attack living plants and gnaw at the stems... [V n] Melanie gnawed a long, painted fingernail. Syn …
17gnaw — verb (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) to keep biting something hard (+ away/at/on): Val gnawed at her fingernails. | gnaw sth: a dog gnawing a bone | gnaw a hole in sth: A rat had gnawed a hole in the box. gnaw at sb phrasal verb (T)… …
18gnaw — UK [nɔː] / US [nɔ] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms gnaw : present tense I/you/we/they gnaw he/she/it gnaws present participle gnawing past tense gnawed past participle gnawed to keep biting something David gnawed his lip, obviously… …
19gnaw — [[t]nɔ[/t]] v. t. 1) to bite or chew on, esp. persistently: The kitten gnawed the slippers[/ex] 2) to wear away or remove by persistent biting 3) to form by gnawing: to gnaw a hole[/ex] 4) to waste or wear away 5) to trouble or torment by… …
20gnaw — v. (d; intr.) to gnaw (away) at * * * [nɔː] (d; intr.) to gnaw (away) at …
