How to Pronounce "gnaw away at"
expression
NAW uh-WAY at
NAW uh-WAY at
Definition
To slowly damage or destroy something, like doubt or guilt repeatedly bothering someone and not leaving their mind.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈnɔ/ /əˈweɪ/ /ˈæt
British English
nˈɔː/ /ɐwˈeɪ/ /ˈæt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NAW uh-WAY at
UK
NAW uh-WAY at
Listen in Context
Worries can gnaw away at you if you don’t talk about them.
Guilt began to gnaw away at him after he told the lie.
Rust will slowly gnaw away at the metal.
No matter what he did, the mistake kept gnawing away at him.