Related Words for gnaw

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erode
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Verb, Verb
gnaw at
//
Phrase, Verb
wear away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
chew
/
Noun, Verb
nibble
/x
Noun
devour
x/x
Verb
munch
/
Name
wriggle
/x
Noun
scurry
/x
Noun
gobble
/x
Noun
scamper
/x
Noun
bite
/
Noun
poke
/
Noun
claw
/
Noun
squirm
/
Noun
bury
/x
Noun
pluck
/
Noun
yank
/
Noun
crawl
/
Noun
suck
/
Noun
slither
/x
Noun
flay
/
Noun
rattle
/x
Noun
lick
/
Noun
writhe
/
Noun
wiggle
/x
Noun
rotting
/x
Verb
flesh
/
Noun
assail
x/
Verb
clench
/
Noun
scratch
/
Noun
swallow
/x
Noun
bark
/
Noun
wail
/
Noun
defecate
x/x
Verb
starve
/
Verb
spit
/
Verb
disintegrate
x/xx
Verb
dangle
/x
Noun
scuttle
/x
Verb
ruminate
/xx
Verb
burrow
/x
Noun
ravage
/x
Noun
stick
/
Noun
shriek
/
Noun
nourish
/x
Verb
suckle
/x
Verb
tear
/
Adjective
shrivel
/x
Verb
shake
/
Noun
howl
/
Noun
crumble
/x
Verb
hang
/
Verb
knock
/
Noun
tremble
/x
Verb
taunt
/
Noun
stab
/
Noun
slake
/
Verb
irritate
/xx
Verb
feed
/
Noun
hungrily
/xx
Adverb
graze
/
Verb
hurl
/
Verb
fling
/
Noun
subsist
x/
Verb
flit
/
Noun
break
/
Noun
choke
/
Verb
annoy
x/
Verb
gristle
/x
Noun
cling
/
Verb
infest
x/
Adjective
scream
/
Noun
wander
/x
Verb
stomp
/
Noun
splay
x
Noun
grab
/
Noun
shiver
/x
Noun
whine
/
Noun
aching
/x
Verb
scrabbling
/xx
Verb
bawl
/
Noun
chase
/
Noun
squeak
/
Noun
threaten
/x
Verb
gouge
/
Noun
snack
/
Noun
bite off
//
Phrase, Verb
champ
/
Noun
fret
/
Noun
chew on
//
Phrase, Verb
chomp at the bit
/xxx
Phrase, Verb
bite in
/x
Phrase, Verb
snarl
/
Noun
chew up and spit out
/////
Phrase, Verb
grin
/
Noun
snap
/
Noun
mouth
/
Noun
bite back
//
Phrase, Verb
woof
/
Noun
chew off
//
Phrase, Verb
consume
x/
Verb
gorge
/
Noun
wolf
/
Noun
eat away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
nail
/
Noun
gripe
/
Noun
digest
x/
Noun
tong
/
Name
vitals
/x
Noun
muskrat
/x
Noun
doth
/
Noun
beavers
/x
Noun
entrails
/x
Noun
unearth
x/
Verb
rodents
/x
Noun
insides
x/
Noun
inwards
/x
Noun
bones
/
Noun
squirrels
/x
Noun
worm
/
Noun
tongues
/
Noun
crust
/
Noun
fingernails
/xx
Noun
airflow
/x
Noun
apathy
/xx
Noun
appetite
/xx
Noun
boiling
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
brooding
/x
Noun, Adjective
bumping
/x
Adjective, Noun
chrome
/
Noun, Verb
clink
/
Noun, Verb
conformist
x/x
Adjective, Noun
conventionality
x/x/xx
Noun
creep
/
Verb, Noun
eyes
/
Noun
hammering
/xx
Noun
light
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
splash
/
Noun, Verb
tramping
/x
Noun
waiting
/x
Noun
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
pidgin
/x
Noun
butt
/
Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
dicky
/x
Name, Adjective
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
sfa
x
Name
die
/
Verb, Noun
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb