gnaw

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for gnaw

gnaw 🔊 /nɔˈ/

gnaw : කාවදිනවා

gnaw : දුක් දෙනවා

gnaw : පීඩා කරනවා

gnaw : ලෑටිගානවා

gnaw definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous biting with the teeth; to nibble at.
  2. To bite in agony or rage.
  3. To corrode; to fret away; to waste.

Intransitive verb. To use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as in eating or removing with the teethsomething hard, unwiedly, or unmanageable.