Definition of gnaw

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of gnaw is as below...

Gnaw (v. i.) To use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as in eating or removing with the teethsomething hard, unwiedly, or unmanageable..

Lern More About Gnaw

Worm :: Worm (n.) To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of, as a dog, for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw. The operation was formerly supposed to guard against canine madness..
Arrosion :: Arrosion (n.) A gnawing.
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To bite in agony or rage.
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous biting with the teeth; to nibble at..
Worm :: Worm (n.) An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.
Gnawing :: Gnawing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gna.
Mousehole :: Mousehole (n.) A hole made by a mouse, for passage or abode, as in a wall; hence, a very small hole like that gnawed by a mouse..
Royne :: Royne (v. t.) To bite; to gnaw.
Pruner :: Pruner (n.) Any one of several species of beetles whose larvae gnaw the branches of trees so as to cause them to fall, especially the American oak pruner (Asemum moestum), whose larva eats the pith of oak branches, and when mature gnaws a circular furrow on the inside nearly to the bark. When the branches fall each contains a pupa..
Begnawn :: Begnawn () of Begna.
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. i.) To use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as in eating or removing with the teethsomething hard, unwiedly, or unmanageable..
Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship..
Morsitation :: Morsitation (n.) The act of biting or gnawing.
Remorse :: Remorse (n.) The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life..
Rodent :: Rodent (v. t.) Gnawing; biting; corroding; (Med.) applied to a destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.
Begnaw :: Begnaw (v. t.) To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode.
Gnawed :: Gnawed (imp. & p. p.) of Gna.
Overeat :: Overeat (v. t. & i.) To gnaw all over, or on all sides..
Girdle :: Girdle (v. t.) To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us