Knaw vs. Gnaw
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Difference Between Knaw and Gnaw
Knawverb
archaic spelling of gnaw
Gnawverb
To bite, chew on, or erode with the teeth.
Gnawverb
To produce by gnawing
gnaw a hole.Gnawverb
To erode or diminish gradually as if by gnawing
waves gnawing the rocky shore.Gnawverb
To afflict or worry persistently
fear that constantly gnawed me.Gnawverb
To bite or chew persistently
The dog gnawed at the bone.ADVERTISEMENT
Gnawverb
To cause erosion or gradual diminishment.
Gnawverb
To cause persistent worry or pain
Hunger gnawed at the prisoners.Gnawverb
(ambitransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
The dog gnawed the bone until it broke in two.Gnawverb
(intransitive) To produce excessive anxiety or worry.
Her comment gnawed at me all day and I couldn't think about anything else.Gnawverb
To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
Gnawverb
bite or chew on with the teeth;
gnaw an old crackerchewed on a cookieADVERTISEMENT
Gnawverb
become ground down or deteriorate;
Her confidence eroded
