gnaw
verb (used with object)
to bite or chew on, especially persistently.
gnawer
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a word derived from
gnaw.
Example Sentences
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They also trapped five strange mice with sharp noses, beady eyes and long claws, more a digger than a gnawer type of creature.
From Time Magazine Archive
“No. I thought ‘one gnawer beside’ meant a rat would be tracking us, perhaps even chasing us.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
One gnawer beside and one lost up ahead.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
“If you add up all the players in the prophecy, two over, two under, two fliers, two crawlers, two spinners, one gnawer, and one lost, you have twelve,” said Vikus gravely.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
Hence the name of Processionary given to the gnawer of the pine.
From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
