gnawed
- past tense form of gnaw.
Example Sentences
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Or perhaps even Gnawed away, nibbled badly— Most wretched, woeful! woeful! nibbled badly!
From Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm
Miss Mitford had mis-givings, and in fright, Upon Rienzi's night, Gnawed up one long kid glove, and all her bag, Quite to a rag.
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by Parton, James
But there are ships in port which go to ruin, "All through worms i' the wood, which crept, Gnawed our hearts out while we slept: That is worse."
From An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry by Corson, Hiram
Gnawed across the grain, it must produce a certain impression; gnawed lengthwise, it must produce a different impression.
From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
Gnawed as he was by unhappy thoughts, wretchedly anxious as he was, he was silent for a time.
From Starvecrow Farm by Weyman, Stanley J.
