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Gnaw away at Meaning in English

expression

NAW uh-WAY at
NAW uh-WAY at

परिभाषा

To slowly damage or destroy something, like doubt or guilt repeatedly bothering someone and not leaving their mind.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Often used with negative feelings that persist ('gnaw away at his mind'). Describes slow, ongoing mental or emotional discomfort. Some use it for physical things, but it's mostly figurative.

उदाहरण वाक्य

Worries can gnaw away at you if you don’t talk about them.

basic

Guilt began to gnaw away at him after he told the lie.

basic

Rust will slowly gnaw away at the metal.

basic

No matter what he did, the mistake kept gnawing away at him.

natural

The fear of failure started to gnaw away at her confidence.

natural

Those unspoken doubts can really gnaw away at a team’s trust.

natural