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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These are works that worm their way under your skin and gnaw at the anxieties, tensions and little fears that live there.
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Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Advanced Micro Devices first-quarter results had enough for both bull and bears on the Street to gnaw at going forward.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 7 May 2025
Flesh-eating piranhas gnawed at her feet and ripped two of her toes off, national newspapers Correio Braziliense, G1, and Metropoles reported.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 14 June 2025
The problem has been gnawing at robotaxi fans on message boards on Reddit.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 14 June 2025
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Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Advanced Micro Devices first-quarter results had enough for both bull and bears on the Street to gnaw at going forward.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 7 May 2025
Flesh-eating piranhas gnawed at her feet and ripped two of her toes off, national newspapers Correio Braziliense, G1, and Metropoles reported.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 14 June 2025
The problem has been gnawing at robotaxi fans on message boards on Reddit.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 14 June 2025
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“Gnaw at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnaw%20at. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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