English language

How to pronounce gnaw in English?

Toggle Transcript
Type Words
Synonyms eat at, erode, gnaw at, wear away
Type of decay, dilapidate, crumble
Type Words
Type of manducate, masticate, bite, seize with teeth, chew, jaw
Derivation gnawer


gnaw an old cracker.

Examples of gnaw

gnaw
You could give it to people asking for a handout or gnaw it when you get hungry.
From the courier-journal.com
He set traps for garden-variety squirrels, which can gnaw their way into homes.
From the abcnews.go.com
These microscopic soil creatures gnaw on the roots of a wide variety of plants.
From the al.com
A series of unpopular moves continues to gnaw away at the government's support.
From the economist.com
Late in life, though, the encounter with the German pilot began to gnaw at him.
From the us.cnn.com
For Citron, their lives, lived always on the run and in hiding, gnaw at his soul.
From the denverpost.com
I smile as I watch him seriously grip the cup, look into it, and gnaw on the rim.
From the heraldmagazine.wordpress.com
And, if I read it right, there was a giant bone for editors to gnaw on in future.
From the guardian.co.uk
You want a filet the size of a softball to gnaw on while you count your dividends?
From the post-gazette.com
More examples
  • Bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker"
  • Erode: become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
  • Gnaw is a Sharkticon, in the fictional Transformers universe.
  • To bite something persistently; To produce excessive anxiety or worry
  • (gnawing) A sensation of being gnawed