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gnaw at
Overview of verb gnaw-at
The verb gnaw at has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away -- (become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded")
Antonyms of verb gnaw-at
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gnaw-at
1 sense of gnaw at
Sense 1
erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb gnaw-at
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gnaw-at
1 sense of gnaw at
Sense 1
erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
'Cause To' of verb gnaw-at
Derived Forms of verb gnaw-at
Domain of verb gnaw-at
Domain Terms of verb gnaw-at
Familiarity of verb gnaw-at
gnaw at used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb gnaw-at
1 sense of gnaw at
Sense 1
erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
*> Something ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb gnaw-at
1 sense of gnaw at
Sense 1
erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
> decay, crumble, delapidate
=> deteriorate
=> corrode, rust
=> weather
=> erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
=> wilt, droop
=> ruin
=> break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb gnaw-at
Sense 1
erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
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