meaning of gnaw
1. 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. To bite in agony or rage.
3. To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
4. To use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as in eating or removing with the teethsomething hard, unwiedly, or unmanageable.
5. become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence
">eroded"
Related Words
gnaw | gnaw at | gnawed | gnawer | gnawing | gnawing animal | gnawing mammal |
