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Gnaw is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like chew or crumble. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Gnaw in a sentence

Related words

Gnaw | Gnawing | Gnawed | Gnaws | Gnawi | Gnawa

Gnaw meaning

  1. To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
  2. To produce excessive anxiety or worry.
  3. To corrode; to fret away; to waste.

Synonyms of Gnaw

chew crumble decay wear away eat at gnaw at erode seize with teeth bite jaw manducate masticate delapidate

Related words

Other words often associated with Gnaw or its synonyms:

change morsel damage grind disintegrate bit grate hurt mouthful quid activity disintegration

Using Gnaw

  • The main meaning on this page is: To bite something persistently, especially something tough. | To produce excessive anxiety or worry. | To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
  • Useful related words include: chew, crumble, decay, wear away.
  • In the example corpus, gnaw often appears in combinations such as: to gnaw, gnaw on, flog gnaw.

Context around Gnaw

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

flog 3× producer 1× spores 1× birds 1×

Often after:

carnival 1× off 1× bite 1× away 1× took 1× derived 1× holes 1×

Sentence patterns with Gnaw

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

bar producer gnaw said it 1× beard or gnaw on a 1× began to gnaw at him 1× camp flog gnaw carnival is 1× camp flog gnaw derived from 1× camp flog gnaw took place 1× chew or gnaw on pen 1× grinningly they gnaw the hand 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after a four 1× camp flog gnaw 1× do you ever 1× grinningly they gnaw 1× i start on 1× if that doesn 1×

Common sentence endings:

a wire enclosure 1× across the cob 1× all new lineup 1× and ice cream 1× and wang backwards 1× at the cables 1×

Words around Gnaw

Just before it in the word index:

gnats 11 gnatovich 2 gnathostomulids 2 gnatcatcher 2 gnat 21 gnashing 28

Just after it in the word index:

gnawa 2 gnawed 15 gnawi 3 gnawing 44 gnaws 8 gnazzo 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdulai 27 abhinandan 27 abhor 27 abo 27 abscesses 27 abul 27

Corpus analysis for Gnaw

  • In this selection, "gnaw" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, flog, producer, spores, carnival, off and bite stand out and add context to how "gnaw" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bar producer gnaw said it and beard or gnaw on a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gnaw" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gnaw

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Then they tried to gnaw it away. (7 words)

Their love remained unconsummated; jealousy for his 'star' began to gnaw at him. (13 words)

The roof tended to leak, and rats would often gnaw at the cables. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Of course, given that U.S. stamps have honored Tweety Bird, Raymond Burr and popsicles, that might not be the accolade it once was, and that too is somehow fitting for Bellow, who liked to gnaw on his prizes to gauge their authenticity. (43 words)

In Norfolk, chocolate bar producer Gnaw said it was looking at cutting the size of its bars, while Maldon Chocolates said it would not touch its products but had already diversified into selling coffee and ice cream. (37 words)

Camp Flog Gnaw took place in the aftermath of these horrors and offered a moment of celebration, but did not ignore the significance of these events on the collective conscience of the people in Los Angeles. (36 words)

Question examples

Do you ever watch Netflix and find yourself wishing you had some juicy ribs to gnaw on? (17 words)

Want to play with your beard or gnaw on a sandwich on national tv? (14 words)

Example sentences (20)

After a four-year hiatus, Tyler, The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, is returning to Dodger Stadium on Nov. 11-12 with an all-new lineup.

Grinningly, they gnaw the hand that feeds them (studio A24) on a porn theater’s marquee.

In (1978), a cockatoo seems to be trying to gnaw its way out of a wire enclosure.

In Norfolk, chocolate bar producer Gnaw said it was looking at cutting the size of its bars, while Maldon Chocolates said it would not touch its products but had already diversified into selling coffee and ice cream.

I start on the left side and gnaw off four row of corn horizontally to the right across the cob.

Of course, given that U.S. stamps have honored Tweety Bird, Raymond Burr and popsicles, that might not be the accolade it once was, and that too is somehow fitting for Bellow, who liked to gnaw on his prizes to gauge their authenticity.

Do you ever watch Netflix and find yourself wishing you had some juicy ribs to gnaw on?

If that doesn’t gross you out, consider that many people like to chew or gnaw on pen caps.

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It’s my job, with my staff, to gnaw, bite, scratch and kick to expand and force-multiply as much as possible.

These actions persist amid a disturbing display of B-horror movie proportions: Massospora spores gnaw away at a cicada's genitals, butt and abdomen, replacing them with fungal spores.

Want to play with your beard or gnaw on a sandwich on national tv?

The brown mice perch on top of a victim's head and gnaw right through its flesh.

The herd has arrived and the convict fish are grazing on any crustaceans they can gnaw with their big bucked-teeth.

Then they tried to gnaw it away.

Camp Flog Gnaw took place in the aftermath of these horrors and offered a moment of celebration, but did not ignore the significance of these events on the collective conscience of the people in Los Angeles.

Suddenly, you can find sugar-coated CBD gummies to gnaw on, and balms to rub onto pulse points.

Their love remained unconsummated; jealousy for his 'star' began to gnaw at him.

The Los Angeles hip-hop collective, Odd Future are commonly referred to as "Golf Wang" or "Wolf Gang"; they also host a carnival named "Camp Flog Gnaw," derived from "Golf" and "Wang" backwards.

The roof tended to leak, and rats would often gnaw at the cables.

The word "trogon" is Greek for "nibbling" and refers to the fact that these birds gnaw holes in trees to make their nests.

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Common combinations with gnaw

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gnaw" in a sentence?
An example: "After a four-year hiatus, Tyler, The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, is returning to Dodger Stadium on Nov. 11-12 with an all-new lineup." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gnaw" from authentic English texts.
What does "gnaw" mean?
Gnaw means: To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
What are synonyms of "gnaw"?
Common synonyms of "gnaw" include: chew, crumble, decay, wear away, eat at, gnaw at, erode, seize with teeth. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "gnaw" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "gnaw", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.