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gnawed (at)

verb

past tense of gnaw (at)
as in got (to)

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  1. annoyed
  2. irked
Verb
  • The rare curtain call on the road continued an outpouring of support from Mets fans for Alonso over the past two nights — and apparently annoyed at least one of his former teammates.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • One guy in cargo shorts and a battered Ramones T-shirt kept casting dirty looks at the sky, clearly annoyed at the thumping of the TV news helicopters — there were at least three overhead at all times — drowning out his commentary.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of annoyed
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  • Some of the details have irked school officials because the act caps conference membership at 19 teams and requires schools moving between conferences to spend five years as an independent.
    — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But Trinity's focus on its bottom line also irked many Republicans, including Mantello, who was the City Council president at the time.
    — Noam Levey, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of irked
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“Gnawed (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnawed%20%28at%29. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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