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gnaw meaning in Tamil

கடித்தல்

UK/nɔː//nɔ/

gnaw in Tamil: கடித்தல், பற்களை நெரித்தல், அறிதல், உணர்தல் மையம். In English, gnaw means to bite something persistently, especially something tough.

Tamil words for gnaw

கடித்தல், பற்களை நெரித்தல், அறிதல், உணர்தல் மையம்

English meaning of gnaw

  1. verb To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
  2. verb To produce excessive anxiety or worry.
  3. verb To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
  4. noun The act of gnawing.

Full definition of gnaw

gnaw in a sentence

  • The dog gnawed the bone until it broke in two.
  • Her comment gnawed at me all day and I couldn't think about anything else.
  • give something a gnaw

gnaw in other languages

Questions about gnaw in Tamil

What is the meaning of gnaw in Tamil?
Gnaw in Tamil is கடித்தல், பற்களை நெரித்தல், அறிதல், உணர்தல் மையம்.
gnaw என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Gnaw: கடித்தல், பற்களை நெரித்தல், அறிதல், உணர்தல் மையம்.
What does gnaw mean in English?
Gnaw means to bite something persistently, especially something tough.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: gnaw (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: gnaw (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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