gnaw

Значение (Английский)

Verb

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

Noun

The act of gnawing.

Синонимы

bite

nibble

chew

gnaw at

munch

eat

🍽️

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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Переводы

ronger

nagen

rodere

roer

rosicchiare

zernagen

roer

knagen

knabbern

corrodere

mâcher

corroer

ροκανίζω

rosegar

kemirmek

Произносится как (IPA)

/nɔː/

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: gnawen

Унаследовано от староанглийский: gnagan

Родственно нидерландский: knagen

Родственно немецкий: nagen

Родственно норвежский букмол: gnage

Родственно нюнорск: gnaga

Родственно шведский: gnaga

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.