gnaw

Definition of gnaw

Verbs

bite or chew on with the teeth
"gnaw an old cracker"
Type of:
chew, jaw, manducate, masticate
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
bite, seize with teeth
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
become ground down or deteriorate
Synonyms:
eat at, erode, gnaw at, wear away
Type of:
crumble, decay, dilapidate
fall into decay or ruin

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Words that contain gnaw

gnaw at
 gnawer
 gnawing mammal