How to Pronounce "gnaw at"
expression
ˈnɔ/ /ˈæt
NAW-at
nˈɔː/ /ˈæt
NAW-at
Definition
To bother or worry someone repeatedly, often about a problem or memory that keeps coming back to one’s mind.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈnɔ/ /ˈæt
British English
nˈɔː/ /ˈæt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NAW-at
UK
NAW-at
Listen in Context
The idea of failing began to gnaw at him every night.
The memory of that mistake still gnaws at me.
Guilt can gnaw at a person for years.
That question kept gnawing at me until I finally found the answer.