Gnaw

/nɔ/

Synonyms for "gnaw" (165 found)

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Closest matches (33)

ablate abrade abrase afflict agonize ail annoy badger bark bedevil beleaguer bite bother burn canker chafe champ chaw chewchew the cud

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chew up

Noun(11 words)

abrade anxiety bit bite bites biting cankers champing chauna cheewink chew

Verb(1 words)

champed

Strong matches (50)

Verb(7 words)

chewed chompedeat aterodegnaw atgnawed gummed

Noun(11 words)

chewing chews chomp chomps chows concerneat ateating erode gribble gumming

chomp consume convulse corrode crucify crumble cut devour distress dun eateat awayeat intoerase erode excruciate fester file fray frazzle

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fret gallgive paingnashgnaw awaygrate graze grind gripe gum harass harrow

Related words (82)

harry haunt hector hurt inflameinflict painirk irritatekill by incheslacerate martyr martyrize masticate mouth mumble munch nag needle nettle nibble

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nibble awaynip oxidize pain peeve pester pierce pinch plague prickprolong the agonyput to torturerack rankle rasp raze rubrub awayrub offrub outruminate rust scour scrape scrub scuff skin stab sting tantalize tease torment torture trouble tweak twist vex wearwear awaywear downworry wound wring

Noun(12 words)

haunt jaw jaws munches munching nib nibblingprey onteethingwear downwoodchucks worry

Verb(7 words)

manducate masticated masticating nibbed rankling teethewear away

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More general

20 entries

activity bite biting chew chewing crumble decay dilapidateemotional disturbanceemotional stateerosion feeling jaw manducate masticatemasticating action

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More specific

11 entries

abrade anxiety bite chew chomp erode fretmoral worrynagging doubtnibble worry

Collocations

10 entries

constant gnawgnaw atgnaw away atgnaw intognaw marksgnaw ongnaw throughgnawing concerngnawing doubtpersistent gnaw

Inflections

3 entries

gnawed gnawing gnaws

Derivations

1 entries

gnawing

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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My dog likes to gnaw on bones.

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"But ne'er the town, by Destiny assigned, / your walls shall gird, till famine's pangs constrain / to gnaw your boards, in quittance for our slain."

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Don't gnaw your nails!

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Concern had started to gnaw at his insides.

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