gnaw

Significat (English)

Verb

1. To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
2. To produce excessive anxiety or worry.
3. To corrode; to fret away; to waste.

Noun

the act of gnawing

Synonyms

bite

nibble

chew

gnaw at

munch

eat

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crunch

nag

erode

nip

peck

dialect

wear away

nibble at

corrode

eat at

plane

root

scratch

sting

tear apart

weaken

worry

bite out

eat reluctantly

poke with finger

bite at

have a smattering of

be gnawed

pick clean

chew with incisors

annoy

make a gnawing noise

bother

champ

consume

devastate

dig

eat into

enervate

erosion

gnash

grind

gums

knap

masticate

natter

pick

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/nɔː/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from anglès mitjà: gnawen

Inherited from anglès antic: gnagan

Cognate with neerlandès: knagen

Cognate with alemany: nagen

Cognate with noruec bokmål: gnage

Cognate with noruec nynorsk: gnaga

Cognate with suec: gnaga

In summary

From Middle English gnawen, gnaȝen, from Old English gnagan, from Proto-Germanic *gnaganą. Cognate with Dutch knagen, German nagen, Norwegian Bokmål gnage, Norwegian Nynorsk gnaga, Swedish gnaga. Probably from Proto-Indo-European *gʰnēgʰ- (“to gnaw, scratch”).