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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An' so you alias have, Polly, since you was a grawed gal; an' God knaws it.
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
Iss fay, I've grawed to b'lieve truly our Joan was saved, spite of all.
From Lying Prophets by Eden Phillpotts
I’m grawed a auld, cold-hearted woman, wi’ a grey hair here an’ theer a’ready.”
From Children of the Mist by Eden Phillpotts
Then the chap just catched wan feesh proper, an' St. Neot ate en, an' grawed well by sundown.
From Lying Prophets by Eden Phillpotts
