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—gnawingly, adv./naw"ing/, n.1. the act of a person or thing that gnaws.2. Usually, gnawings. persistent, dull pains; pangs: the gnawings of hunger.[1300-50; ME; see GNAW, -ING1]
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gnawing — [nô′iŋ] n. 1. a sensation of dull, constant pain or suffering 2. [pl.] pangs, esp. of hunger … English World dictionary
gnawing — /ˈnɔ ɪŋ/ (say naw ing), /ˈnɔrɪŋ/ (say nawring) noun 1. the act of someone or something that gnaws. 2. a persistent pain suggesting gnawing: the gnawings of hunger. –adjective 3. persistent and debilitating: *The elation of personal triumph gave… …
Gnawing — Gnaw Gnaw (n[add]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gnawed} (n[add]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gnawing}.] [OE. gnawen, AS. gnagan; akin to D. knagen, OHG. gnagan, nagan, G. nagen, Icel. & Sw. gnaga, Dan. gnave, nage. Cf. {Nag} to tease.] 1. To bite, as something… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gnawing — adj. Gnawing is used with these nouns: ↑doubt … Collocations dictionary
gnawing — gnaw|ing [ˈno:ıŋ US ˈno: ] adj [only before noun] worrying or painful, especially for a long time ▪ gnawing doubts … Dictionary of contemporary English
gnawing — adjective (only before noun) painful or worrying, especially only slightly but for a long time: gnawing doubts about her own abilities … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gnawing — [ˈnɔːɪŋ] adj continuously causing you pain or worrying you a gnawing fear that something would happen to her father[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
gnawing animals — graužikai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas būrys apibrėžtis Būryje 33 šeimos. atitikmenys: lot. Rodentia angl. gnawing animals; gnawing mammals; rodents; simple toothed rodents; simplicidentates vok. Einfachzähnige; Nager;… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
gnawing mammals — graužikai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas būrys apibrėžtis Būryje 33 šeimos. atitikmenys: lot. Rodentia angl. gnawing animals; gnawing mammals; rodents; simple toothed rodents; simplicidentates vok. Einfachzähnige; Nager;… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
gnawing mammal — noun relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing • Syn: ↑lagomorph • Hypernyms: ↑placental, ↑placental mammal, ↑eutherian, ↑eutherian mammal • Hyponyms … Useful english dictionary
