Associations to the word «Gnaw»
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Wiktionary
GNAW, verb. (transitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
GNAW, verb. (intransitive) To produce excessive anxiety or worry.
GNAW, verb. To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
GNAW SOMEONE'S VITALS, verb. (idiomatic) to deeply trouble (someone)
Dictionary definition
GNAW, verb. Bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker".
GNAW, verb. Become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded".
Wise words
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.