transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnȯ ]
verb
Etymology: Middle English gnawen, from Old English gnagan; akin to Old High German gnagan to gnaw
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to bite or chew on with the teeth ; especially : to wear away by persistent biting or nibbling
a dog gnaw ing a bone
b. : to make by gnawing
rats gnaw ed a hole
2.
a. : to be a source of vexation to : plague
anxiety always gnaw ing him
b. : to affect like gnawing
hunger gnaw ing her vitals
3. : erode , corrode
intransitive verb
1. : to bite or nibble persistently
gnaw ing at his underlip
2. : to produce an effect of or as if of gnawing
waves gnaw ing away at the cliffs
• gnaw·er ˈnȯ(-ə)r noun