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gnawings

gnawings is the plural of gnawing.

Meaning of gnawing

Noun

gnawing (plural gnawings)

  1. The process by which something is gnawed.
    • the gnawings of mice
  2. A sensation of being gnawed.
    • The spirit of slavery raves under tormenting gnawings, and casts about in blind phrenzy for something to ease, or even to mock them.1836, American Anti-Slavery Society, The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4

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Questions about gnawings

What is gnawings the plural of?
Gnawings is the plural of gnawing.

Words near gnawings in the dictionary

  1. gnawest
  2. gnaweth
  3. gnawing
  4. gnawing someone's vitals
  5. gnawingly
  6. gnawings
  7. gnawn
  8. gnawproof
  9. gnaws
  10. gnaws someone's vitals
  11. gnc

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