Gnawing Synonyms

nôiŋ
Marked by severity or intensity
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. acute
  2. knifelike
  3. lancinating
  4. piercing
  5. sharp
  6. shooting
  7. stabbing
Become ground down or deteriorate
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. champing
  2. chomping
  3. masticating
  4. eroding
  5. biting
  6. crunching
To consume gradually, as by chemical reaction or friction
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. biting
  2. wearing
  3. eroding
  4. eating
  5. corroding

Words Related to Gnawing

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Gnawing Sentence Examples

  • She stared at her feet, gnawing on her lower lip.

  • A rat, he declared, was gnawing at the pit of his stomach.

  • It is also fond of gnawing the bark of young trees, and thus often does great damage to plantations.

  • She stared at him, a gnawing feeling beginning in her stomach that had nothing to do with hunger.

  • One thought had been gnawing at her consciousness since the first time she suspected him of being involved in drugs.

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