gnaw
verb (used with object)
to bite or chew on, especially persistently.
grawed
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past participleof gnaw.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
Example Sentences
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Danged if I knawed 'en, vurst along, the vace of 'en's that altered: grawed a beard, her hev.
From The Delectable Duchy by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
I’m weary of you; I don’t fear you worse than a blind worm; but such as you are, you’ve grawed against me since my luck comed.
From Children of the Mist by Eden Phillpotts
"Then my work's the harder; but I'll find en, s'elp me God, even if us be grawed gray afore we meet."
From Lying Prophets by Eden Phillpotts
An' from bein' a puny cheel I grawed a bonny wan arter dipping.
From Lying Prophets by Eden Phillpotts
“The childer—they grawed to love me that dear—also the men an’ women.
From Children of the Mist by Eden Phillpotts
