Definitions for gnaw
nɔgnaw

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gnawverb

   bite or chew on with the teeth

   "gnaw an old cracker"

2. erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear awayverb

   become ground down or deteriorate

   "Her confidence eroded"

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1. Gnawverb

   To trouble in a constant manner; to plague; to worry; to vex; -- usually used with at; as, his mounting debts gnawed at him.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gnawverb

   To bite something persistently.

2. gnawverb

   To produce excessive anxiety or worry.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Gnawverb

   Etymology: gnagan, Saxon; knaghen, Dutch.

   1. To eat by degrees; to devour by slow corrosion.

   To you such scabb’d harsh fruit is giv’n, as raw
   Young soldiers at their exercisings gnaw. John Dryden, Juvenal.

   2. To bite in agony or rage.

   Alas, why gnaw you so your nether lip?
   Some bloody passion shakes your very frame. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   They gnawed their tongues for pain. Rev. xvi. 10.

   He comely fell, and dying gnaw’d the ground. Dryden.

   3. To wear away by biting.

   Gnawing with my teeth my bonds asunder,
   I gain’d my freedom. William Shakespeare, Comedy of Errours.

   Like rotten fruit I fall, worn like a cloth
   Gnawn into rags by the devouring moth. George Sandys.

   A lion, hampered in a net, called to a mouse to help him out of the snare: the mouse gnawed the threads to pieces, and set the lion at liberty. Roger L'Estrange.

   4. To fret; to waste; to corrode.5. To pick with the teeth.

   His bones clean pick’d; his very bones they gnaw. Dryd.

2. To Gnawverb

   To exercise the teeth.

   I might well, like the spaniel, gnaw upon the chain that ties him; but I should sooner mar my teeth than procure liberty. Philip Sidney.

   See the hell of having a false woman: my bed shall be abused, my coffers ransacked, my reputation gnawn at. William Shakespeare.

   I thought I saw a thousand fearful wrecks,
   A thousand men that fishes gnaw’d upon. William Shakespeare, R. III.

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1. Gnaw

   Gnaw is a New York City noise band founded in 2006 by Alan Dubin (of OLD, Khanate), Carter Thornton (of Enos Slaughter and others), Jun Mizumachi (a former live member of Ike Yard) and drummer Jamie Sykes (of Burning Witch). Guitarist/sound designer Brian Beatrice and drummer Eric Neuser later joined the group. The current lineup consists of Dubin, Thornton, Brian Beatrice, Dana Schechter (Insect Ark, Angels of Light, Swans), Robin Fowler (Pants Exploder, Drownyard), and Adam Morosky (Time Ghost). Founding member Mizumachi, while no longer touring, is still a contributing member.

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1. gnaw

   To bite or chew on something persistently, often wearing it down or causing damage over time. This term can also metaphorically refer to continuously worrying or being troubled by something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gnawverb

   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

2. Gnawverb

   to bite in agony or rage

3. Gnawverb

   to corrode; to fret away; to waste

4. Gnawverb

   to use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as in eating or removing with the teethsomething hard, unwiedly, or unmanageable

5. Etymology: [OE. gnawen, AS. gnagan; akin to D. knagen, OHG. gnagan, nagan, G. nagen, Icel. & Sw. gnaga, Dan. gnave, nage. Cf. Nag to tease.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gnaw

   naw, v.t. to bite so as to make a noise with the teeth: to bite off by degrees: to corrode or wear away: to bite in agony or rage: (fig.) to torment.—v.i. to use the teeth in biting.—n. Gnaw′er, a rodent. [A.S. gnagan; cf. Dut. knagen, Ice. naga, prov. Eng. nag, to tease.]

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   What does GNAW stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the GNAW acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Bite
   • Chew
   • Decay

Anagrams for gnaw »

1. Ngwa

2. wang

3. Wang

4. gawn

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gnaw in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gnaw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of gnaw in a Sentence

1. Joe Manimbo:

   It was surprisingly poor and I think coming on the heels of the Chicago PMI it suggests the stronger dollar was starting to gnaw at the U.S. economy.

2. Emo Phillips:

   Some mornings it just doesn't seem worth it to gnaw through the leather straps.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gnaw
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=gnaw
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gnaw
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gnaw
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnaw
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnaw
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gnaw