Definitions
become ground down or deteriorate
Word origin
From Middle English gnawen, gnaȝen, from Old English gnagan, from Proto-West Germanic *gnagan, from Proto-Germanic *gnaganą (“to gnaw”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *gʰnēgʰ- (“to gnaw, scratch”).
Used in a sentence
“The dog gnawed the bone until it broke in two.”
“Ten thousand men that fishes gnaw'd upon”
“Her comment gnawed at me all day and I couldn't think about anything else.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Chew persistently”4 letters
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