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Gnaws

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gnaws"

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Word	Definition
wear awayverb	To erode gradually and progressively.
erodeverb	To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.
eat atverb	become ground down or deteriorate
gnaw atverb	become ground down or deteriorate
lingersverb	(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
hurtsverb	an English musical duo formed in Manchester in 2009, consisting of singer Theo Hutchcraft and multi-instrumentalist Adam Anderson.
festersverb	(intransitive) To become septic; to become rotten.
creepsverb	(figurative) A feeling or sensation of fear or horror.
hauntsverb	(transitive) To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
bothersverb	(transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
confrontsverb	(transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
eatsverb	(colloquial) Food.
hangsverb	(intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
disgustsverb	To cause an intense dislike for something.
clingsverb	To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
tottersverb	To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
unnervesverb	To make somebody nervous, upset, alarm, shake the resolve of.
chokesverb	(intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
shakesverb	(colloquial) A fit of trembling or shivering.
eludesverb	(transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.