Gnaw word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "gnaw" word

[verb] become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
[verb] bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker"; "chewed on a cookie"

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\Gnaw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gnawed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gnawing}.] [OE. gnawen, AS. gnagan; akin to D. knagen, OHG. gnagan, nagan, G. nagen, Icel. & Sw. gnaga, Dan. gnave, nage. Cf. {Nag} to tease.] 1. To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous biting with the teeth; to nibble at. His bones clean picked; his very bones they gnaw. --Dryden. 2. To bite in agony or rage. They gnawed their tongues for pain. --Rev. xvi. 10. 3. To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
\Gnaw\, v. i. To use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as in eating or removing with the teethsomething hard, unwiedly, or unmanageable. I might well, like the spaniel, gnaw upon the chain that ties me. --Sir P. Sidney.

Synonyms for gnaw

eat at, erode, gnaw at, wear away

Related terms: agonize, bedevil, canker, cut, eat, erase, fray, fret, grate, harrow, haunt, inflict pain, nibble away, peeve, rankle, rust, scuff, torture, tweak, vex, worry, wring

The fun area, different aproach to word »gnaw«

Let's analyse "gnaw" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: WANG. Average typing speed for these characters is 1090 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: --. -. .- .--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: gnaw: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: gnaw: 7 + 5 + 1 + 5 = 18, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
W (1)	23	King of Wands	Sensual, Warm, Strong, Loyal

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