gnaw, v.
(gnawing, gnawn, gnaws)
freq. cnt. 3
(gnawing, gnawn, gnaws)
freq. cnt. 3
bite or chew on with the teeth
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
gnaw
sample sentences
"gnaw an old cracker"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
become ground down or deteriorate
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
eat at erode gnaw gnaw at wear away
sample sentences
"Her confidence eroded"verb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----s
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym