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gnawing
transitive verb1 a: to bite or chew on with the teeth
; especially : to wear away by persistent biting or nibbling <a dog gnawing a bone> b: to make by gnawing <rats gnawed a hole>2 a: to be a source of vexation to : plague <anxiety always gnawing him> b: to affect like gnawing <hunger gnawing her vitals>3: erode
, corrodeintransitive verb1: to bite or nibble persistently <gnawing at his underlip>2: to produce an effect of or as if of gnawing <waves gnawing away at the cliffs>
— gnaw·er
\ˈnȯ(-ə)r\
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