(transitive, intransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough. / (intransitive) To produce excessive anxiety or worry. / To corrode; to fret away; to waste.

the act of gnawing

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gnaw

simple past tense and past participle of gnaw

(of pain or hunger) severe or intense

present participle of gnaw

The process by which something is gnawed. / A sensation of being gnawed.

plural of gnawing

(idiomatic) To deeply trouble (someone).

One who gnaws. / A rodent or other animal that gnaws.