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   gnaw

   /nɔː/

   verb

   • 1. bite at or nibble something persistently: "watching a dog gnaw at a big bone" Similar chewbitenibblemunchcrunchchampchompmasticateworrytearrare:manducatechumble
   • ▪ bite at or nibble (something) so as to wear it away: "the grubs tunnel into the wood and gnaw it away" Similar erodewear awaywear downeat away (at)chip away (at)bite intocorrodeconsumedevourrare:fret
   • 2. cause persistent distress or anxiety: "the doubts continued to gnaw at me" Similar prey on someone's mindnagplaguetormenttorturetroubledistressworryhauntoppressweigh heavily on someone's mindbe a weight on someone's mindburdenhang overharrybotherexercisefretnigglerankle withfester

   Word Origin Old Englishgnagen, of Germanic origin; related to German nagen, ultimately imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • G

     2

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • W

     4

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