Thesaurus / gnaw
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- annoy
- bedevil
- nag
- irritate
- haunt
- distress
- tease
- pester
- harass
- plague
- rankle
- harry
- trouble
- fret
- wear down
- beleague
- eat at
- prey on one's mind
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For many dogs, gnawing on things seems to help distract them.
BEST DOG TOYS TO KEEP YOUR PET HAPPY AND HEALTHYFLORIE KORANIAUGUST 19, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEThese are the kinds of questions that have gnawed at me throughout my 25 years in the tech industry.
THE BEST WAY TO GROW YOUR TECH CAREER? TREAT IT LIKE AN APPRAM IYERJULY 30, 2021TECHCRUNCHWhat he’d “lost” by not hanging on as South Sea shares approached £1,000 gnawed at him.
TODAY’S CRYPTO FANATICS COULD LEARN A LOT FROM ISAAC NEWTON’S MONEY MISHAPSTHOMAS LEVENSONJUNE 23, 2021TIMEThe rodents gnaw down trees to create lodges and dams, and dig channels for transporting their logs to the dams.
SIMPLE HAND-BUILT STRUCTURES CAN HELP STREAMS SURVIVE WILDFIRES AND DROUGHTBRIANNA RANDALLMARCH 26, 2021SCIENCE NEWSI think we’ve been greatly underplaying the chronic, gnawing anxiety we’ve had to keep at bay to function.
VACCINATED LIVES: 5 HEALTH EXPERTS REVEL IN SIMPLE PLEASURESLENA H. SUNMARCH 10, 2021WASHINGTON POSTEating 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 REVIEWThe 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-SCIENCEWhen 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, 2020DIGIDAYFor 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. HARNEYThen she lay down again, chuckling softly as she did when the mouse escaped, even though it was to gnaw her cheese.
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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-offs
- abrades
- agitates
- asks for it
- badgers
- bears
- bedevils
- beleaguers
- bothers
- breaks
- bugs
- burns up
- chafes
- displeases
- distresses
- disturbs
- egg on
- exasperates
- fires up
- galls
- gets
- gnaws
- harasses
- harries
- heats up
- henpecks
- hits where one lives
- irks
- is at
- is on the back of
- maddens
- makes waves
- miffs
- nags
- needles
- nettles
- nudges
- peeves
- perturbs
- pesters
- plagues
- provokes
- pushes button
- rides
- riles
- ruffles
- teases
- ticks off
- troubles
- turns off
- vexes
- works on
- worries
- absorbed
- attacked
- banqueted
- bit
- bolted
- breakfasted
- broke bread
- chewed
- chowed down
- crammed
- devoured
- digested
- dined
- dispatched
- dispose of
- feast upon
- fed
- fell to
- gobbled up
- gorged
- gormandized
- grazed
- had a bite
- had a meal
- had for
- ingested
- inhaled
- lunched
- made pig of oneself
- masticated
- munched
- nibbled
- noshed
- partake of
- pecked at
- picked
- pigged out
- polished off
- porked out
- put away
- ruminated
- scarfed
- scoffed
- snacked
- supped
- swallowed
- took food
- took in
- took nourishment
- wolfed
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