gnaw
Meaning
Synonyms
gnaw at
nibble at
eat at
bite out
eat reluctantly
poke with finger
bite at
have a smattering of
be gnawed
pick clean
chew with incisors
make a gnawing noise
Translations
ronger
nagen
rodere
roer
roer
knagen
ροκανίζω
rosegar
kemirmekFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/nɔː/
Etymology
In summary
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”). Cognate with Dutch knagen, German nagen, Danish gnave (“to gnaw”), Norwegian Bokmål gnage, Norwegian Nynorsk gnaga, Swedish gnaga.
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