gnawer

noun

Definition of gnawernext
as in nuisance
one who is obnoxiously annoying like a dog who won't let go of a bone, that gnawer in the backseat wouldn't quit mentioning that I had made a wrong turn and gotten us lost

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gnawer
  1. nuisance
  2. annoyance
  3. pest
  4. tease
Noun
  • These seemingly minor nuisances are becoming a drain on municipal resources and complicating the rollout of robotaxi service.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
  • Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 19, was widely expected to plead guilty to charges of mischief and public nuisance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of nuisance
Noun
  • By every ordinary rule of public life, the South Station scene should have induced annoyance or caused embarrassment.
    — Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026
  • The annoyance economy is a catch-all term referring to a slew of frustrating business practices that waste our time and money.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 7 July 2026
Definition of annoyance
Noun
  • Other potential pest ant species found in California include odorous house ants, pavement ants, pharaoh ants, southern fire ants, and carpenter ants.
    — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • Orkin treats a wider variety of pests, including bedbugs and wildlife, and offers additional home maintenance services.
    — Dan Simms, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of pest
Noun
  • A number of Reeves’ social media teases have included glimpses of snow.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • What begins as misjudgment, the official synopsis teases, spirals through human conflict into tragedy on a cosmic scale.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026
Definition of tease
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“Gnawer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnawer. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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