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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations

[ English

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /nɔː/
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• Rhymes: -ɔː

[ Verb

Infinitive to gnaw

Third person singular gnaws

Simple past gnawed

Past participle gnawed or gnawn

Present participle gnawing

to gnaw (third-person singular simple present gnaws, present participle gnawing, simple past gnawed, past participle gnawed or gnawn)

1. (transitive) To bite something persistently.

   • Her teeth gnawed at me all night, keeping me twisting and turning from pain.

2. (intransitive) To produce excessive anxiety or worry.

   • Her comment gnawed at me all night, keeping me twisting and turning in bed.

[ Derived terms

• gnawer
• gnawable

[ Translations

to bite something persistently

Albanian: bren Bosnian: glodati Breton: krignat Catalan: rosegar Croatian: glodati Czech: hlodat, hryzat Dutch: knagen Esperanto: ronĝi Finnish: jyrsiä, jäytää, kalvaa French: ronger

German: nagen Hungarian: rág Italian: rodere Latin: rōdere Portuguese: roer Serbian: Cyrillic: глодати Latin: glodati Spanish: roer Swedish: gnaga