gnawed (at)

Definition of gnawed (at)next
past tense of gnaw (at)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gnawed (at)
Verb
  • Ever been annoyed after Windows setup that your user folder has a weird name?
    Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
  • When people get their interest rate wrong, they get annoyed.
    Sam Sammane, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • Adelman was always frustrated with anything that wasn’t basketball-related, and he’d often be irked by basketball played below its potential.
    Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Edmund Fitton-Brown, a senior fellow at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) told Fox News Digital that Somaliland’s recognition of Israel and Israel’s recognition of it last December has clearly irked Iran.
    Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
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“Gnawed (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnawed%20%28at%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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