gnawing

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

Translation

adj. ya kusababisha mshumaa; ya kusikia
n. kusikia; mshumaa wa kutosha
v. kusikia; kuzama
Word Forms
Present Participlegnawing

Phrases & Collocations

gnawing pain

moyo mchovu

gnawing hunger

moyo mchovu kwa mizigo

gnawing anxiety

moyo mchovu kwa makosa

Example Sentences

a dog gnawing a bone.

pembe ya mnyama akipimwa kwenye mchome.

the gnawing pains of hunger

mazoe ya kipimwa kwa mshumaa.

waves gnawing the rocky shore.

mavu ya mpira akipimwa mizigo ya 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.

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

mnyama wa mwanafunzi akipimwa mchome chini ya kipande.

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