gnawing

[US]/ˈnɔːɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈnɔːɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. causant de la douleur; tourmentant
n. morsure; douleur constante
v. mordant; érodant
Word Forms
Participe présentgnawing

Phrases & Collocations

gnawing pain

douleur lancinante

gnawing hunger

faim lancinante

gnawing anxiety

anxiété lancinante

Example Sentences

a dog gnawing a bone.

un chien qui ronge un os.

the gnawing pains of hunger

les douleurs lancinantes de la faim

waves gnawing the rocky shore.

les vagues qui rongent la côte rocheuse.

These doubts had been gnawing at him for some time.

Ces doutes le rongeaient depuis un certain temps.

He was afflicted always with a gnawing restlessness.

Il était toujours tourmenté par une angoisse lancinante.

The farmer’s dog has been gnawing away on a bone under the table.

Le chien du fermier a rongé un os sous la table.

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