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- Dictionarygnawing/ˈnɔːɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. persistently worrying or distressing: "that gnawing pain in her stomach"
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continuously uncomfortable, worrying, or painful: I've had gnawing doubts about this project for some time. gnawing hunger After three days, we felt an agonizing, gnawing hunger. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Continuous & permanent. abidingly. ad infinitum. around-the-clock. be. immanence. immanently. imperishable. imperishably.
1. a. : to bite or chew on with the teeth. especially : to wear away by persistent biting or nibbling. a dog gnawing a bone. b. : to make by gnawing. rats gnawed a hole. 2. a. : to be a source of vexation to : plague. anxiety always gnawing him. b. : to affect like gnawing. hunger gnawing her vitals. 3. : erode, corrode. intransitive verb.
to bite or chew something repeatedly, usually making a hole in it or gradually destroying it: Babies like to gnaw hard objects when they're teething. gnaw on A dog lay under the table, gnawing on a bone. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to chew food.
Gnawing definition: the act of a person or thing that gnaws. . See examples of GNAWING used in a sentence.
continuously uncomfortable, worrying, or painful: I've had gnawing doubts about this project for some time. gnawing hunger After three days, we felt an agonizing, gnawing hunger. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Continuous & permanent. abidingly. ad infinitum. around-the-clock. be. immanence. immanently. imperishable. imperishably.
v.tr. 1. a. To bite, chew on, or erode with the teeth. b. To produce by gnawing: gnaw a hole. c. To erode or diminish gradually as if by gnawing: waves gnawing the rocky shore. 2. To afflict or worry persistently: fear that constantly gnawed me. v.intr. 1. To bite or chew persistently: The dog gnawed at the bone. 2.
Definition of gnawing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
