Sekirov Dictionary

gnawing

/ˈnɔ.ɪŋ/

noun 2
adjective 1
forms 3

noun2

The process by which something is gnawed.
•
A sensation of being gnawed.
- The spirit of slavery raves under tormenting gnawings, and casts about in blind phrenzy for something to ease, or even to mock them. — 1836

adjective1

•
severe or intense
- Engleitner found the constant gnawing hunger harder and harder to bear. When the rations eventually increased again and the prisoners were given stew, it did not make much difference to Engleitner. — 2013

forms

gnawings · more gnawing · most gnawing

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