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What is the past tense of gnaw?

What's the past tense of gnaw? Here's the word you're looking for.

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The past tense of gnaw is gnawed or gnew (dialectal).

The third-person singular simple present indicative form of gnaw is gnaws.

The present participle of gnaw is gnawing.

The past participle of gnaw is gnawed or gnawn (archaic).

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I absentmindedly gnawed on some fries and chicken fingers while Patrick munched happily on his salad.
Now she takes you on a harrowing true life journey from childhood neglect so bad she gnawed at dog bones for nourishment.
As I gnawed at the greasy meat the lettuce and mayo slid out of the bun, plopping into the paper cone.
Despite its hardness, it can be gnawed through, after it has fallen to the ground, by rodents such as the agouti.
Tables were overturned, the wood chipped off in jagged points with their legs snapped off and gnawed on.
The elusiveness of the leader and his lieutenants has gnawed at officials and has cast doubt on their claims of having disrupted the group.

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