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gnawing

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈnɔː.ɪŋ/Sorted agginnwStarts with GEnds with G0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. severe or intense

Word origin

From Middle English gnawynge; equivalent to gnaw + -ing.

Used in a sentence

  • Engleitner found the constant gnawing hunger harder and harder to bear. When the rations eventually increased again and the prisoners were given stew, it did not make much difference to Engleitner.
  • the gnawings of mice
  • The spirit of slavery raves under tormenting gnawings, and casts about in blind phrenzy for something to ease, or even to mock them.

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