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gnaw at
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Princeton's WordNet
erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear awayverb
become ground down or deteriorate
"Her confidence eroded"
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gnaw at
To persistently and continuously cause distress, anxiety, or irritation; or to bite or chew something persistently, usually used in terms of animals to describe how they eat or erode something.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gnaw at in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gnaw at in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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