gnawing

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

Translation

adj. causando dolore; tormentante
n. morso; dolore costante
v. mordere; erodere
Word Forms
participio presentegnawing

Phrases & Collocations

gnawing pain

dolore lancinante

gnawing hunger

fame divorante

gnawing anxiety

ansia divorante

Example Sentences

a dog gnawing a bone.

un cane che rosicchia un osso.

the gnawing pains of hunger

i lancinanti dolori della fame

waves gnawing the rocky shore.

le onde che rosicchiano la costa rocciosa.

These doubts had been gnawing at him for some time.

Questi dubbi lo avevano tormentato per un po' di tempo.

He was afflicted always with a gnawing restlessness.

Era sempre afflitto da un'irrequietezza incessante.

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

Il cane del contadino ha continuato a rosicchiare un osso sotto il tavolo.

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