gnawing

[US]/ˈnɔːɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈnɔːɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. causing pain; tormenting
n. biting; constant pain
v. biting; eroding

Phrases & Collocations

gnawing pain

gnawing hunger

gnawing anxiety

Example Sentences

a dog gnawing a bone.

the gnawing pains of hunger

waves gnawing the rocky shore.

These doubts had been gnawing at him for some time.

He was afflicted always with a gnawing restlessness.

The farmer’s dog has been gnawing away on a bone under the table.

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