gnawed

3 definitions • 4 examples

past simple and past participle of

to bite or chew something repeatedly, usually making a hole in it or gradually destroying it:

Babies like to gnaw hard objects when they're teething.

gnaw on A dog lay under the table, gnawing on a bone.

to make you feel worried or uncomfortable:

be gnawed by I've been gnawed by guilt about not replying to her letter yet.

gnaw at The feeling that I've forgotten something has been gnawing at me all day.