A cat was tearing at the door, and there was a sound of gnawing rats beneath the hearth-stone.
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Gnawing
/ˈnɔː.ɪŋ/
Synonyms for "gnawing" (133 found)
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10 entriesgnaw on the problemgnawing anxietygnawing concerngnawing doubtgnawing feargnawing frustrationgnawing hungergnawing needgnawing paingnawing suspicion
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Layla's curiosity was gnawing at her.
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But Daphnis was unable to tune his soul to joy since he had seen Chloe bathing. He felt a gnawing pain at his heart as if some venom were secretly at work there.
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I was suddenly aroused by a slight noise. It was like the sound which a mouse makes when it is gnawing a plank.
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