gnaw

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

Translation

vt. & vi. kuchuma na kuchuma kwa ukuaji; kusababisha mshwari na mguu wa mshwari.
Word Forms
Third Person Singulargnaws
Pluralgnaws
Past Participlegnawed
Present Participlegnawing
Past Tensegnawed

Phrases & Collocations

gnaw on

kuchuma

gnaw at

kuchuma kwa

gnaw through

kuchuma kwa mbinu

Example Sentences

a dog gnawing a bone.

pembe ya mnyama akipimwa kwenye mchome.

fear that constantly gnawed me.

Moyo wa kufikia kwa kila muda ulikuwa unaang'aa.

The dog gnawed at the bone.

mnyama akipimwa mchome.

Hunger gnawed at the prisoners.

Njaa iliwasumbua wafungwa.

Grief gnaws my heart.

kizuri kipimwa kichwa changu.

the gnawing pains of hunger

mazoe ya kipimwa kwa mshumaa.

gnaw a hole.See Synonyms at bite

kutua mshale. Tazama Mifano ya Mipango ya Kifua

waves gnawing the rocky shore.

mavu ya mpira akipimwa mizigo ya mti.

the doubts continued to gnaw at me.

mazoe ya kipimwa kwa mimi kwa muda mrefu.

Rats have gnawed a hole.

pembe zilipimwa kwenye pili.

Anxiety gnawed at his heart.

Ankati alikusanyana na mizani yake.

The rat gnawed a hole in the wooden box.

pembe akipimwa pili kwenye kipande cha mti.

These doubts had been gnawing at him for some time.

mazoe haya yalipimwa kwa anu kwa muda mrefu.

He was afflicted always with a gnawing restlessness.

Alikuwa na mguu mrefu wa mguu mrefu.

picking up the pig's foot, he gnawed at it.

kutoka na pua ya mnyama, akipimwa kwenye.

she had gnawed her fingers to the bone.

alipimwa mizigo yake hadi mchome.

Some of the furniture in this old house has been gnawed away by rats.

mipango ya kipande hiki kwa mshumaa zilipimwa na pembe.

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

mnyama wa mwanafunzi akipimwa mchome chini ya kipande.

Real-world Examples

Fawkes the phoenix was gnawing a bit of cuttlebone.

Fawkes ya phoenix alikamwa mchele ya cuttlebone.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

And at last, one by one, the ropes were all gnawed through.

Na kwa mwisho, moja kwa moja, mizigo zilikuwa zimekamwa zote.

Source: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Then Disease, for lack of other victims, shall gnaw his own heart and die.

Sikukuu, kwa sababu ya hati ya mengine, atakamwa mizani yake na kufa.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 5

Then began both together to gnaw off the tail!

Kisha wale wamewekwa pamoja kumkamwa kichwa!

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

I prefer to spend my time eating, gnawing, spying, and hiding.

Ndiyo mimi ni mchana kwa kucheza, kumkamwa, kujifunza, na kushinda.

Source: Charlotte's Web

But I might change my opinion if you don't stop gnawing at that bone.

Lakini mimi ndiyo mchanganyika kwa maelezo yangu kama utakapoweka kumkamwa kichwa hicho.

Source: Hu Min reads stories to remember TOEFL vocabulary.

The first time he woke, he heard Templeton gnawing a hole in the grain bin.

Kwa mara ya kwanza alipewa mwenyewe, alicheza Templeton akamwa kichwa kwenye mchele ya mazao.

Source: Charlotte's Web

At worst, you might get nipped and gnawed on a little, which is scary enough!

Kwa kuzidi, unaweza kujikamwa na kumkamwa ndogo, ambayo ni kuzidi kwa mabaya!

Source: If there is a if.

A pale, death-glimmer lit up Fedallah's sunken eyes; a hideous motion gnawed his mouth.

Moyo wa Fedallah alikamwa na kuzidi, mchele ya mauti alitumia mizani yake; moto mabaya alikamwa mchele yake.

Source: Moby-Dick

These sharks are going out of their way to gnaw on the metal engine and props.

Wale miguu wanaenda kwa njia ya kumkamwa mchele ya nyumba na mizigo.

Source: National Geographic Science Popularization (Video Version)

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