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Eating pure muscle tissue—which is what most cultured meats are right now—is liable to feel like gnawing on a hunk of shoe leather.
YOUR FIRST LAB-GROWN BURGER IS COMING SOON—AND IT’LL BE “BLENDED”KATIE MCLEANDECEMBER 18, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
The species’s dietary habits further confirm a shallow lifestyle, with gnawed ancient whale bones showing Meg’s preference for marine mammals.
COULD AN ANCIENT MEGASHARK STILL LURK IN THE DEEP SEAS?BY RILEY BLACKOCTOBER 15, 2020POPULAR SCIENCE
When asked why the fatigue is starting to hit now, agency employees and execs said that the continued lack of clarity is starting to gnaw at people.
‘CLEVER ABOUT HOW WE REST’: AS UNCERTAINTIES DRAG INTO FALL, AGENCIES ARE FACING A BURNT OUT AND FEARFUL WORKFORCEKRISTINA MONLLOSSEPTEMBER 18, 2020DIGIDAY
For three generations it's been a sort of a gnaw-bone, to be dug up and chewed on when there's nothing else.
DAVID LANNARCK, MIDGETGEORGE S. HARNEY
Then she lay down again, chuckling softly as she did when the mouse escaped, even though it was to gnaw her cheese.
COUNTRY NEIGHBORSALICE BROWN
I began to gnaw it and play with it, and when Ned called out, "fetch it," I dropped it and ran toward him.
BEAUTIFUL JOEMARSHALL SAUNDERS
I know I am only the mouse, but I could gnaw through very strong cords.
MR. GREX OF MONTE CARLOE. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM
The animals stand in a group, and the mules gnaw at the frozen dung of former visitors.
TRANS-HIMALAYA, VOL. 2 (OF 2)SVEN HEDIN
Harts there are also four, which from its summits, arch-necked, gnaw.
THE ELDER EDDAS OF SAEMUND SIGFUSSON; AND THE YOUNGER EDDAS OF SNORRE STURLESONSAEMUND SIGFUSSON AND SNORRE STURLESON
At first the rats plagued him very much, growing so bold as to gnaw his feet and clothes while he slept.
HOW BRITANNIA CAME TO RULE THE WAVESW.H.G. KINGSTON
WORDS RELATED TO GNAW
- T-off
- abrade
- agitate
- ask for it
- badger
- be at
- be on the back of
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- bore
- bother
- break
- bug
- burn up
- chafe
- displease
- distress
- disturb
- egg on
- exasperate
- fire up
- gall
- get
- gnaw
- harass
- harry
- heat up
- henpeck
- hit where one lives
- irk
- madden
- make waves
- miff
- nag
- needle
- nettle
- nudge
- peeve
- perturb
- pester
- plague
- provoke
- push button
- ride
- rile
- ruffle
- tease
- tick off
- trouble
- turn off
- vex
- work on
- worry
- T-off
- abrade
- agitate
- ask for it
- badger
- be at
- be on the back of
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- bore
- bother
- break
- bug
- burn up
- chafe
- displease
- distress
- disturb
- egg on
- exasperate
- fire up
- gall
- get
- gnaw
- harass
- harry
- heat up
- henpeck
- hit where one lives
- irk
- madden
- make waves
- miff
- nag
- needle
- nettle
- nudge
- peeve
- perturb
- pester
- plague
- provoke
- push button
- ride
- rile
- ruffle
- tease
- tick off
- trouble
- turn off
- vex
- work on
- worry
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.