gnaw

IPA(Pronunciation)

/nɔː/

Verb

intransitive transitive

Japanese Meaning

しつこく何かを歯でかじる / 心や気持ちを悩ませる、苦しめる / 徐々に蝕んですり減らす

The stray dog would gnaw on the old bone until only splinters remained.

野良犬は古い骨をかじり続け、最後には細片だけが残った。

Sense（1）

(transitive, intransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough.

The dog gnawed the bone until it broke in two.

Sense（2）

(intransitive) To produce excessive anxiety or worry.

Her comment gnawed at me all day and I couldn't think about anything else.

Sense（3）

To corrode; to fret away; to waste.

gnaws

（ present singular third-person ）

gnawing

（ participle present ）

gnawed

（ past ）

gnew

（ dialectal past ）

gnawed

（ participle past ）

gnawn

（ archaic participle past ）