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Meanings of gnaw at in English

Catalan
desgastar-se

Become ground down or deteriorate.

desgastar-se
Usage of gnaw at in English
1
That moment would gnaw at him for as long as he lived.
The warmth of other suns: the epic story of america's great migr...
2
Why did the gentle words of this saint gnaw at her so?
Beneath a southern sky
3
I stared at them as an emptiness started to gnaw at me.
Petals from the sky
4
But doubts began to gnaw at the Wyoming man's confidence in him.
Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story
5
And the failure of the work networks continued to gnaw at him.
The facebook effect: the inside story of the company that is con...
6
Mere gratitude does not gnaw at one's interior economy in that particular way.
'Twixt Land & Sea: Tales
7
Pain is beginning to gnaw at her from a dozen places.
Night of knives
8
His lack of reaction was beginning to gnaw at her insides.
Dhampir
9
We can gnaw at the Confederation from within, corrupt it completely.
The Neutronium Alchemist
10
How Myrna would gnaw at her espresso cup rim in envy.
A Confederacy of Dunces
11
Was that restless, nervous, intolerable pain going to gnaw at his heart forever?
Sandy
12
The responsibility was already starting to gnaw at his thoughts.
The Reality Dysfunction
13
Remorse began to gnaw at the heart of the murderer.
The Rose in the Ring
14
The hideous hunger for opium began to gnaw at him.
The picture of Dorian Gray
15
It seemed to gnaw at her just a tiny bit.
Sacrifice
16
He began to gnaw at it greedily, tears of joy springing to his eyes.
Swan Song
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