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gnaw

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.


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