Gnawing Meaning in English

word · lemma: gnaw

US

ˈnɔɪŋ

NAW-ing

UK

nˈɔːɹɪŋ

NAW-ring

التعريف

Describes a feeling, pain, or sensation that does not go away and is often uncomfortable or worrying, like a dull ache or persistent worry.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Commonly appears before nouns: 'gnawing pain', 'gnawing doubt', 'gnawing feeling'. Used for negative sensations that linger, rarely for physical biting. More formal or literary than everyday speech.

• Spanish: persistente (sensación) - punzante (dolor)
• Portuguese (BR): persistente (sensação) - corroendo
• Portuguese (PT): persistente (sensação) - corroendo
• Chinese (Simplified): 持续的（感觉）- 难以消除的（痛苦）
• Chinese (Traditional): 持續的（感覺）- 難以消除的（痛苦）
• Hindi: लगातार (भावना) - चुभती (पीड़ा)
• Arabic: مُلحّ (إحساس) - يُنغِّص (ألم)
• Bengali: কুরে খাওয়া - স্থায়ী (ব্যথা/উদ্বেগ)
• Russian: грызущий - мучительный (затяжной)
• Japanese: うずくような - 絶え間ない (痛み・不安)
• Vietnamese: âm ỉ - dai dẳng (đau/lo lắng)
• Korean: 지속적인 - 쑤시는 (통증/걱정)
• Turkish: içten içe kemiren - geçmeyen (ağrı/endişe)
• Urdu: کچوکے دینے والا - مسلسل (درد/تشویش)
• Indonesian: menggerogoti - rasa berdenyut (nyeri/kekhawatiran)

جمل نموذجية

He felt a gnawing pain in his stomach.

basic

She can't shake the gnawing feeling that something is wrong.

basic

A gnawing doubt kept him awake all night.

basic

There's this gnawing worry in the back of my mind I can't ignore.

natural

That gnawing hunger told him it was time for lunch.

natural

Even after the problem was solved, the gnawing sense of guilt wouldn't leave him.

natural