gnaw at
phrasal verb
gnawed at; gnawing at; gnaws at
: to be a source of worry or concern to (someone)
This problem has been gnawing at me day and night.
She says she's fine, but I can see that something is gnawing at her.
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The problem has been gnawing at robotaxi fans on message boards on Reddit.
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David Ingram, NBC news, 14 June 2025
That question gnawed at him as a student, first at Hampshire College and later at McGill University, and led him to lead teams of collectors with wheelbarrows and pickup trucks.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
Freshly 17, the pride of Hollygrove runs through a laundry list of grievances that were gnawing at his mind, trading his typically boastful bars for tenderness and vulnerability.
—Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
However, an existing horror script of theirs called Bring Her Back soon began to gnaw at them.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
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David Ingram, NBC news, 14 June 2025
That question gnawed at him as a student, first at Hampshire College and later at McGill University, and led him to lead teams of collectors with wheelbarrows and pickup trucks.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
Freshly 17, the pride of Hollygrove runs through a laundry list of grievances that were gnawing at his mind, trading his typically boastful bars for tenderness and vulnerability.
—Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
However, an existing horror script of theirs called Bring Her Back soon began to gnaw at them.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for gnaw at
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“Gnaw at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnaw%20at. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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