ALL meanings of gnawing
gnaw·ing
G g - noun gnawing act of chewing 1
- adjective gnawing nagging or troubling 1
- noun gnawing Persistently worrying or distressing. 1
- noun gnawing the act of a person or thing that gnaws. 1
- noun gnawing Usually, gnawings. persistent, dull pains; pangs: the gnawings of hunger. 1
- verb with object gnawing to bite or chew on, especially persistently. 1
- verb with object gnawing to wear away or remove by persistent biting or nibbling. 1
- verb with object gnawing to form or make by so doing: to gnaw a hole through the wall. 1
- verb with object gnawing to waste or wear away; corrode; erode. 1
- verb with object gnawing to trouble or torment by constant annoyance, worry, etc.; vex; plague. 1
- verb without object gnawing to bite or chew persistently: The spaniel gnawed happily on a bone. 1
- verb without object gnawing to cause corrosion: The acid gnaws at the metal. 1
- verb without object gnawing to cause an effect resembling corrosion: Her mistake gnawed at her conscience. 1
- noun gnawing a sensation of dull, constant pain or suffering 0
- noun gnawing pangs, esp. of hunger 0