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gnaws (at or on)

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present tense third-person singular of gnaw (at or on)

Synonyms of gnaws (at or on)

as in picks (at), chews

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for gnaws (at or on)

chews,
gums,
laps,
licks,
nibbles (on),
nurses,
picks (at)

bolts,
chows (down on),
devours,
gluts (on),
gobbles (up or down),
gorges,
gulps,
scoffs,
slops,
snarfs (down),
swills,
wolfs

relishes,
savors
(also savours),
tastes

digests,
downs,
mouths (down),
swallows

banquets,
dines,
fares,
feasts,
gormandizes,
pigs out,
regales

consumes,
eats,
ingests,
partakes (of),
puts away,
puts down,
tucks (away or in)

dispatches,
polishes off

breakfasts,
lunches,
sups

munches,
noshes,
snacks

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“Gnaws (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnaws%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 28 Jun. 2022.

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