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gnaw someone's vitals

gnaw someone's vitals verb: to deeply trouble (someone).

Verb

gnaw someone's vitals (third-person singular simple present gnaws someone's vitals, present participle gnawing someone's vitals, simple past and past participle gnawed someone's vitals)

  1. (idiomatic) To deeply trouble (someone).

Forms of gnaw someone's vitals

third-person singular presentgnaws someone's vitals
present participlegnawing someone's vitals
past participlegnawed someone's vitals
pastgnawed someone's vitals

Questions about gnaw someone's vitals

What does gnaw someone's vitals mean?
Gnaw someone's vitals means to deeply trouble (someone).
What part of speech is gnaw someone's vitals?
Gnaw someone's vitals is a verb.
What is the past tense of gnaw someone's vitals?
The past tense of gnaw someone's vitals is gnawed someone's vitals.

Words near gnaw someone's vitals in the dictionary

  1. gnatwrens
  2. gnaur
  3. gnaurs
  4. Gnaviyani
  5. gnaw
  6. gnaw someone's vitals
  7. Gnawa
  8. gnawable
  9. Gnawas
  10. gnawed
  11. gnawed someone's vitals

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