gnawn
[ nawn ]
/ nɔn /
verb
a past participle of gnaw.
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OTHER WORDS FROM gnawn
un·gnawn, adjectiveWords nearby gnawn
gnathostomiasis, -gnathous, gnatty, gnaw, gnawing, gnawn, GNC, gneiss, gneissoid, gnetophyte, Gniezno
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Example sentences from the Web for gnawn
On the east side a strange section of gray lava and ash is gnawn into caves.
At Last|Charles KingsleyNeither shrink thou at the gnawn tables that await thee; the fates will find a way, and Apollo aid thy call.
The Aeneid of Virgil|VirgilNor could they find a bundle in a handkerchief, which they would have gnawn through speedily.
The Open Air|Richard Jefferies