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gnaw

/nɔː/

US pronunciation
American sound/nɔː/
gnaw
Syllables
1 syllable
Stress
One strong syllable
Vowel
Aw vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

US voice -> gnaw

Myanmar meaning

(vt) တဖြည်းဖြည်းတစ်စစီကိုက်သည်။

Full entry

gnaw / nↄ: / v

၁။ ~ (at) sth ကိုက်ဝါးသည်။ ကိုက်ဖြတ်သည်။ ကိုက်ဖောက်သည်။ a dog gnawing (at) a bone ❍ Rats had gnawed the lid right off.
၂။ ~ (at) sb/sth တစိမ့်စိမ့် ပူပင်သောက ပွားစေသည်။ fear gnawing (at) one's heart ❍ a gnawing sense of inadequacy ❍ Self-doubt gnawed (away) at his confidence.

More examples
  • David gnawed his lip, obviously worried.
  • A rat had gnawed through the cable.
Synonyms
chew, bite, nibble, aggravate, annoy, be bothered, bedevil, beleague, bother, cause anxiety, champ, chaw, chomp, concern, consume, corrode, crunch, devour, distress, eat, eat at, eat away, erode, fret, gum, harass, harry, haunt, irritate, masticate, munch, nag, pester, plague, prey on one's mind, rankle, tease, trouble, wear, wear down, worried about, worry
Antonyms
aid, assist, assuage, build, calm, comfort, construct, delight, help, make happy, please, rebuild, soothe, support
Cross references
chewbitenibbleaggravateannoybe botheredbedevilbeleaguebothercause anxietychampchawchompconcernconsumecorrodecrunchdevourdistresseateat ateat awayerodefretgumharassharryhaunt
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