Meaning

1 senses

  1. The act of gnawing.

    give something a gnaw

    have a gnaw of a bone

Examples

21 sentences

  1. We all know dogs like to gnaw on bones.

    ruМы все знаем, что собаки любят грызть кости. — marafon

    deWir alle wissen, dass Hunde gerne auf Knochen herumkauen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. My dog likes to gnaw on bones.

    Мій собака любить гризти кістки. — deniko

    ruМой пёс любит глодать кости. — sharptoothed

    deMein Hund kaut gerne auf Knochen herum. — Vortarulo

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  3. Layla's curiosity was gnawing at her.

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  4. Rats have gnawed holes in the door.

    ruКрысы прогрызли в двери дыры. — odexed

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  5. My dog is gnawing on the shoe.

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Origin

From Middle English gnawen, gnaȝen, from Old English gnagan, from Proto-West Germanic *gna

From Middle English gnawen, gnaȝen, from Old English gnagan, from Proto-West Germanic *gnagan, from Proto-Germanic *gnaganą (“to gnaw”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *gʰnēgʰ- (“to gnaw, scratch”).

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Forms

plural: gnaws
Singulargnaw
Pluralgnaws

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gnarlgnatgnocchignomegnomicgnu
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