gnaws

We have found lemma(root) word of gnaws : gnaw.

Definitions


[nɔː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- bite at or nibble something persistently
(e.g: watching a dog gnaw at a big bone)

- cause persistent distress or anxiety
(e.g: the doubts continued to gnaw at me)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English gnagen, of Germanic origin; related to German nagen, ultimately imitative




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