English-German translations for gnaw

• nagen
  Die Liberalisierung des Marktes und die Auswirkungen des Strebens nach einer einheitlichen Währung lassen Unsicherheit und Zweifel aufkommen, die an den Wurzeln der Union nagen. Liberalization of the market and the consequences of striving towards a single currency are leading to uncertainties and doubts which are gnawing away at the roots of the Union.
• abfieseln
• abnagen
• beschäftigen
• kauen
• knabbern
• umtreiben
• verfolgen
• wühlen
• zehren
• zerfressen

Definition of gnaw

• To bite something persistently, especially something tough
• To produce excessive anxiety or worry
• To corrode; to fret away; to waste

Examples

• The dog gnawed the bone until it broke in two.
• Her comment gnawed at me all day and I couldnt think about anything else.

Related words

• gnawing
• gnawer
• gnaw off
• gnaw out
• gnaw round
• gnaw through