gnawer

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
Noun
  • But Bickel and his team uncovered treasure within what might normally be thought of as a nuisance.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • For the cover of the October 13, 2025, issue, the artist Brian Stauffer chose to see the beauty in what many consider a noisy nuisance.
    Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But that conspiracy tends to manifest in the form of universal contemporary annoyances.
    Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Goldberg turned to express annoyance at producer Brian Teta rushing her along.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To protect your decor, consider using deterrent sprays or physical barriers like chicken wire to keep hungry pests away.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The restaurant was forced to temporarily close and call pest control.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the levels to which James and Swift have pushed the envelope even further with their teases this month.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Maeve and Robbie also have a very kind of tease-y relationship.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Gnawer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnawer. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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