Gnawing
31fret — fret1 fretter, n. /fret/, v., fretted, fretting, n. v.i. 1. to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn t going to help. 2. to cause corrosion; gnaw into something: acids that fret at the… …
32gnaw — [no: US no:] v [I,T always + adverb/preposition] [: Old English; Origin: gnagan] to keep biting something hard = ↑chew ▪ Dexter gnawed his pen thoughtfully. ▪ A rat had gnawed a hole in the box. gnaw at/on ▪ The puppy was gnawing on a bone. gnaw… …
33gnaw — [[t]nɔ͟ː[/t]] gnaws, gnawing, gnawed 1) VERB If people or animals gnaw something or gnaw at it, they bite it repeatedly. [V at/on n] Woodlice attack living plants and gnaw at the stems... [V n] Melanie gnawed a long, painted fingernail. Syn …
34fret — I. /frɛt / (say fret) verb (fretted, fretting) –verb (i) 1. to give oneself up to feelings of irritation, resentful discontent, regret, worry, or the like. 2. to cause corrosion; gnaw. 3. to make a way by gnawing or corrosion. 4. to become eaten …
35gnaw — [c]/nɔ / (say naw) verb (gnawed, gnawed or gnawn, gnawing) –verb (t) 1. to wear away or remove by persistent biting. 2. to make by gnawing. 3. to corrode; consume. –verb (i) 4. to bite persistently. 5. to cause corrosion. 6. to act as if by… …
36rodent — /ˈroʊdnt / (say rohdnt) noun 1. a member of the Rodentia, the order of gnawing or nibbling mammals, that includes the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc. –adjective 2. gnawing. 3. of or relating to a rodent. {Latin rōdens, present participle, gnawing} …
37βαρυβρῶτ' — βαρυβρῶτα , βαρυβρώς gnawing masc/fem acc sg βαρυβρῶτι , βαρυβρώς gnawing masc/fem dat sg βαρυβρῶτε , βαρυβρώς gnawing masc/fem nom/voc/acc dual …
38τρώξει — τρώγω gnaw aor subj act 3rd sg (epic) τρώγω gnaw fut ind mid 2nd sg τρώ̱ξει , τρῶξις gnawing fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) τρώ̱ξεϊ , τρῶξις gnawing fem dat sg (epic) τρώ̱ξει , τρῶξις gnawing fem dat sg (attic ionic) …
39rodent — [rōd′ nt] adj. [L rodens, prp. of rodere, to gnaw: see RAT] 1. gnawing 2. of or like a rodent or rodents n. any of a very large order (Rodentia) of gnawing mammals, including rats, mice, squirrels, and beavers, characterized by constantly growing …
40gnaw at — verb become ground down or deteriorate (Freq. 1) Her confidence eroded • Syn: ↑erode, ↑gnaw, ↑eat at, ↑wear away • Derivationally related forms: ↑wearing away ( …
