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begnaws

begnaws is the third-person singular simple present indicative of begnaw.

Meaning of begnaw

Verb

begnaw (third-person singular simple present begnaws, present participle begnawing, simple past begnawed, past participle begnawed or begnawn)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To gnaw; to eat away at.
    • The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul.c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Questions about begnaws

What is begnaws the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Begnaws is the third-person singular simple present indicative of begnaw.

Words near begnaws in the dictionary

  1. Begnauds
  2. begnaw
  3. begnawed
  4. begnawing
  5. begnawn
  6. begnaws
  7. begnet
  8. begnets
  9. Begnécourt
  10. bego
  11. begoateed

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