gnaw
verb (used with object)
to bite or chew on, especially persistently.
had gnawn
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past perfectof gnaw.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Notandum, A rat had gnawn my spur-leathers; notwithstanding, I put on new, and did go forth: but first I threw three beans over the threshold.
From Volpone; Or, the Fox by Jonson, Ben
The bones of the cutlets were decorated with pink frills- and yesterday he had gnawn ham from the bone!
From Jacob's Room by Woolf, Virginia
