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Gnaw synonyms

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crunch
(Informal) To process (a vast quantity of numbers or other data) rapidly
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  1. (Informal) To process (a vast quantity of numbers or other data) rapidly
  2. To press, grind, tread, fall, etc. with a noisy, crushing sound
  3. To move with a crushing sound:
champ
To chew hard and noisily; munch
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  1. To chew hard and noisily; munch
  2. (Intransitive) to bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.
  3. To work the jaws and teeth vigorously.
masticate
To grind and knead (rubber, for example) into a pulp.
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  1. To grind and knead (rubber, for example) into a pulp.
  2. To grind and knead something, such as rubber, into a pulp.
  3. To grind, cut, or knead (rubber, etc.) to a pulp
bite
To show interest in, or accept, something offered
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  1. To show interest in, or accept, something offered
  2. To grip, grab, or seize:
  3. To cause a biting sensation or have a biting effect
champ
To bite or chew upon noisily.
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  1. To bite or chew upon noisily.
  2. (Intransitive) to bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.
  3. To work the jaws and teeth vigorously.
chomp
To chew something loudly or heavily.
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  1. To chew something loudly or heavily.
  2. (Intransitive) To bite or munch loudly or heavily.
  3. To bite down (on), repeatedly and restlessly
gnash
To grind or strike (the teeth, for example) together.
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  1. To grind or strike (the teeth, for example) together.
  2. To bite (something) by grinding the teeth.
  3. To bite by grinding the teeth
bite
To get or keep a tight hold; grip
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  1. To get or keep a tight hold; grip
  2. To grip, cut into, or injure something with or as if with the teeth.
  3. To eat into; corrode
corrode
To become corroded
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  1. To become corroded
  2. To work upon insidiously and cause to deteriorate
  3. To eat into or wear away gradually, as by rusting or by the action of chemicals
eat
To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption.
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  1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption.
  2. To take in and absorb as food:
  3. To include habitually or by preference in one's diet:
erode
To eat into; corrode:
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  1. To eat into; corrode:
  2. To eat into; wear away; disintegrate
  3. To wear (something) away by erosion:
wear
To change course by being worn
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  1. To change course by being worn
  2. To last under continual or hard use:
  3. To wear a sailing vessel
Find another word for gnaw. In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for gnaw, like: crunch, champ, masticate, bite, chew, bite, champ, chomp, gnash, bite and corrode.

Sentence Examples

  • The muskrat will gnaw his third leg off to be free.

  • Several of the elaterid larvae, however, gnaw roots and are highly destructive to farm crops.

  • Beavers also gnaw the bark of birch, poplar and willow trees; but during the summer a more varied herbage, with the addition of berries, is consumed.

  • When confined, they will gnaw through the hardest wood in order to make their escape.

  • Daniel's baby brother will gnaw on anything he can fit in his mouth.

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