gnawing

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From the verb gnaw: (⇒ conjugate)
gnawing is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
gnawing n(act of chewing)mordisqueo nm
 The meat was tough and it took a great deal of gnawing before I was able to swallow it.
gnawing adjfigurative (nagging or troubling)insistente adj
  continuo/a adj
  prolongado/a adj
  constante adj
 Mark has been plagued by gnawing misgivings ever since he heard the news.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
gnaw vi(chew)roer vtr
  masticar vtr
  morder vtr
 The dogs, satisfied with their bones, gnawed contentedly in the corner.
 Satisfechos con sus huesos, los perros fueron al rincón a roer felizmente.
gnaw on [sth] vi + prep(chew)roer vtr
  morder vtr
  mordisquear vtr
  masticar vtr
 The dog gnawed on a bone.
 El perro se puso a roer el hueso.
gnaw [sth] vtr(chew on)roer vtr
  pacer vtr
 Lydia's pet hamster was gnawing a treat.
 El hámster de Lydia roe sus convites.
gnaw at [sb] vi + prepfigurative (worry, trouble) (figurado)carcomer vtr
  remorder vtr
 The old woman's warning gnawed at me.
 La advertencia de la vieja anciana me carcomió.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
gnaw | gnawing
InglésEspañol
gnaw [sth] off,
gnaw off [sth]
vtr + adv
(detach by chewing)roer vtr
  separar masticando loc verb
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