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gnawn

[ nawn ]

/ nɔn /

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verb

a past participle of gnaw.

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OTHER WORDS FROM gnawn

un·gnawn, adjective

Words nearby gnawn

gnathostomiasis, -gnathous, gnatty, gnaw, gnawing, gnawn, GNC, gneiss, gneissoid, gnetophyte, Gniezno

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How to use gnawn in a sentence

Neither shrink thou at the gnawn tables that await thee; the fates will find a way, and Apollo aid thy call.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
This ruddy giant was secretly gnawn by misanthropy and disgust of life.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4|Various
The Cathedral with the top of its massive tower gnawn off by Fate is to be preserved for ever as a memorial of these days.
The Challenge of the Dead|Stephen Graham
Nor could they find a bundle in a handkerchief, which they would have gnawn through speedily.
The Open Air|Richard Jefferies

On the east side a strange section of gray lava and ash is gnawn into caves.
At Last|Charles Kingsley