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present participle of gnaw (on)
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to crush or grind with the teeth
- please don't gnaw on that steak bone—it's very unseemly
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“Gnawing (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnawing%20%28on%29. Accessed 7 Mar. 2021.
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