Толковый словарь английского языка - gnaw
Gnaw
gnaw
verb Etymology: Middle English ~en, from Old English gnagan; akin to Old High German gnagan to ~ Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to bite or chew on with the teeth, to make by ~ing , 2. to be a source of vexation to ; plague , to affect like ~ing , erode , corrode , intransitive verb to bite or nibble persistently , to produce an effect of or as if of ~ing , ~er noun
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v. (past part. gnawed or gnawn) 1 a tr. (usu. foll. by away, off, in two, etc.) bite persistently; wear away by biting. b intr. (often foll. by at, into) bite, nibble. 2 a intr. (often foll. by at, into) (of a destructive agent, pain, fear, etc.) corrode; waste away; consume; torture. b tr. corrode, consume, torture, etc. with pain, fear, etc. (was gnawed by doubt). 3 tr. (as gnawing adj.) persistent; worrying. Derivatives gnawingly adv. Etymology: OE gnagen, ult. imit. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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