Gnaw synonyms

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bite (related)

To sting, as an insect

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chew (related)

To chew something

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To eat is defined as to put food in the mouth, chew and swallow or to use up.

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become ground down or deteriorate

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To chew hard and noisily; munch

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gnawing (related)

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To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound.

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To chew something loudly or heavily.

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snuffle (related)

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To grind and knead something, such as rubber, into a pulp.

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(Now chiefly UK dialectal) To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.

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become ground down or deteriorate

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To erode gradually and progressively

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To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.

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To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction

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ingestion (related)

To seize, as food, with the teeth

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attack (related)

To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.

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To work upon insidiously and cause to deteriorate

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Find another word for gnaw. In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for gnaw, like: bite, chew, eat, gnaw at, champ, gnawing, crunch, chomp, snuffle, masticate and wear.