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Gnaw At

Definition: Gnaw At

Gnaw At

Verb

1. Become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Synonyms: Gnaw At

Synonyms: eat at (v), erode (v), gnaw (v), wear away (v). (additional references)

Synonyms within Context: Gnaw At

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Deterioration	Blight, rot; corrode, erode; wear away, wear out; gnaw, gnaw at the root of; sap, mine, undermine, shake, sap the foundations of, break up; disorganize, dismantle, dismast; destroy.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Familiar Quotations: Gnaw At

Author	Quotation
Hitopadesa	What ever is the natural propensity of a person is hard to overcome. If a dog were made a king, he would still gnaw at his shoes laces.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions: Gnaw At

Expressions using "gnaw at": gnaw at a bone ♦ gnaw at smb.. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: Gnaw At

Language		Translations for "gnaw at"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Czech		trýznit koho (gnaw at smb.), okusovat kost (gnaw at a bone). (various references)

Hungarian		rágcsál vmit (have a chew at sg), rágcsál (to crunch), rág vmit (to gnaw at sg, to gnaw into sg). (various references)

Indonesian		gerigit, menggerigit. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		齧り散らす (to gnaw at and scatter around, to start a lot of things without finishing any). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		かじりちらす (to gnaw at and scatter around, to start a lot of things without finishing any). (various references)

Pig Latin		awgnay atay.(various references)

Thai		แทะ (gnaw, gnaw on, nibble at), ทำให้ทุรนทุราย (gnaw on). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Gnaw At

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-g-n-t-w"
	-1 letter: twang.
	-2 letters: anga, anta, gnat, gnaw, tang, want.
	-3 letters: aga, ana, ant, awa, awn, gan, gat, nag, naw, tag, tan, taw, twa, wag, wan, wat.
	-4 letters: aa, ag, an, at, aw, na, ta.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-g-n-t-w"
	+1 letter: wantage.
	+2 letters: awaiting, wantages.
	+4 letters: warranting.
	+5 letters: antiwhaling, battlewagon, graniteware, tomahawking, watchmaking.
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