roer

Meaning

1. to gnaw
2. to pick at
3. to wear down

Concepts

gnaw

nibble

corrode

pick

⛏️

eat into

fret

bite

gnaw round

bother

devastate

eat

🍽️

grate

rankle

Synonyms

corroer

ratonar

comer

🍽️

mascar

morder

picar

amargar

carcomer

descarnar

🥩

desgastar

devastar

jamar

mellar

mordiscar

mordisquear

pacer

papar

supurar

zampar

🧣

moder

desportillar una vasija

comer granos tostados

morder cosas duras

mascar un hueso

cercenar

ruyir

chupar

Hyphenated as

ro‧er

Pronounced as (IPA)

/roˈeɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish roer, inherited from Latin rōdere, from Proto-Indo-European *rōd-, contracted o-grade form of *reh₁d- (“gnaw, scrape, scratch”). Related to English rodent.