GNAW
gnaw
Verb
- To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
- The dog gnawed the bone until it broke in two.
- To produce excessive anxiety or worry.
- Her comment gnawed at me all day and I couldn't think about anything else.
- To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
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