Gnaw vs. Knaw

Gnawverb

(ambitransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough.

Gnawverb

(intransitive) To produce excessive anxiety or worry.

Gnawverb

To corrode; to fret away; to waste.

Gnawverb

To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous biting with the teeth; to nibble at.

Gnawverb

To bite in agony or rage.

Gnawverb

To corrode; to fret away; to waste.

Gnawverb

To trouble in a constant manner; to plague; to worry; to vex; - usually used with at; as, his mounting debts gnawed at him.

Gnawverb

To use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as in eating or removing with the teeth something hard, unwieldy, or unmanageable.

Gnawverb

bite or chew on with the teeth;

Gnawverb

become ground down or deteriorate;

Gnaw

Gnaw is a New York City noise band founded in 2006 by Alan Dubin (of OLD, Khanate), Carter Thornton (of Enos Slaughter and others), Jun Mizumachi (a former live member of Ike Yard) and drummer Jamie Sykes (of Burning Witch). Guitarist/sound designer Brian Beatrice and drummer Eric Neuser later joined the group.

Knawverb

See Gnaw.