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gnag

gnag verb: to gnaw; nibble; bite at (something).

Verb

gnag (third-person singular simple present gnags, present participle gnagging, simple past and past participle gnagged)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland) To gnaw; nibble; bite at (something)
  2. (Northern England, Scotland) To worry; scold; torment; nag

Forms of gnag

third-person singular presentgnags
present participlegnagging
past participlegnagged
pastgnagged
alternative formknag

Origin of gnag

From Middle English *gnaggen, *gnagen, from Old Norse gnaga (“to gnaw”), from Proto-Germanic *gnaganą (“to gnaw”). More at English gnaw.

Questions about gnag

What does gnag mean?
Gnag means to gnaw; nibble; bite at (something).
What part of speech is gnag?
Gnag is a verb.
What is the past tense of gnag?
The past tense of gnag is gnagged.

Words near gnag in the dictionary

  1. gnabbling
  2. gnaborretni
  3. gnaborretnis
  4. gnaff
  5. gnaffs
  6. gnag
  7. Gnagy
  8. gnamma
  9. gnamma hole
  10. gnamma holes
  11. gnammas

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