English to Dutch Meaning of gnaw - knagen

Gnaw :

knagen

verb

knagen, kauwen, uitlaat, corroderen, prooi, verdrijven, eroderen, martelen, moeite, kwellen, pijn doen, ergeren, dwars zitten, plagen, mishagen, pijn, verstoren, kniezen, hond, irriteren, uitlokken, in verlegenheid brengen, herrie

Gnaw :: knagenGnawed :: geknaagdGnawing :: knagendGnaws :: knaagt

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Definitions of gnaw in English

Verb(1) bite or chew on with the teeth(2) become ground down or deteriorate

Examples of gnaw in English

(1) But the very use of lawsuit tactics is going to gnaw at me for some time.(2) They are in fact truths, and the truth will continue to gnaw at Tony's soul until he owns up to it.(3) And in the meantime, the continued refusal to acknowledge that things just aren't working out begins to gnaw at you.(4) There are several phrases, tossed about casually in everyday conversation, which gnaw at the part of my brain that processes logic, driving me to anger and frustration.(5) I feel the discontent crawl up and gnaw at my insides.(6) We will once more stand against the uncivilised cowards who gnaw at the soul of our democracies.(7) But it's a challenge he does not intend to repeat because of the hours of training which have to be devoted to building up stamina - although he did admit on Tuesday that the thought of beating his time was beginning to gnaw at him.(8) In a particularly carnivorous touch, they put the bone on top of the sandwich, which means you can gnaw the rest of the meat off it.(9) What the revolutionaries did not foresee was that these changes would soon gnaw at the very heart of their conservative base.(10) watching a dog gnaw at a big bone(11) She didn't gnaw the flowers, I didn't put the hose down the burrow.(12) the doubts continued to gnaw at me(13) the grubs tunnel into the wood and gnaw it away(14) I swear, if he tries to pet me, I will gnaw his fingers off.(15) It has already begun to gnaw at the foundations of Caribbean societies and economies with the tragic loss of human potential and productivity.(16) It takes root, festers, begins to gnaw at my soul.

Related Phrases of gnaw

(1) gnaw at ::

knagen aan

Related Phrases of gnaw

(1) gnaw at ::

knagen aan

Synonyms

Verb

1. chew ::

kauwen

2. erode ::

eroderen

3. nag ::

zeuren

4. gnaw at ::

knagen aan

Different Forms

gnaw, gnawed, gnawing, gnaws

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