gnawing

Meaning of gnawing

verb
  1. To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
    The dog gnawed the bone until it broke in two.
  2. To produce excessive anxiety or worry.
    Her comment gnawed at me all day and I couldn't think about anything else.
  3. To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
noun
  1. The process by which something is gnawed.
    the gnawings of mice
  2. A sensation of being gnawed.

adjective

(of pain or hunger) severe or intense

Information about gnawing

  • The plural form of gnawing is: gnawings.
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Hyphenation of gnawing

gnaw-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • gnawing is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with gnawing

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