- gnaw⇄gnaw, verb, gnawed,gnawedorgnawn,gnawing.
- gnaw⇄noun gnawer.
- gnaw⇄v.i. 1. to bite.
Ex. to gnaw at a bone. A mouse has gnawed right through the cover of this book.
2. to cause corrosion.
3. (Figurative.) to torment as if by biting; trouble; harass.
Ex. The feeling of guilt gnawed at my conscien - gnaw⇄v.t. 1. to bite at and wear away.
Ex. A mouse has gnawed the cover of this box.
2. to make by biting.
Ex. A rat can gnaw a hole through wood.
3. (Figurative.) to wear away; consume; corrode.
Ex. When eating Time shall gnaw