Usually means: Chews persistently, often damaging object.
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  8. gnaws: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
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(Note: See gnaw as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (gnaw)

verb:  (ambitransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
verb:  (intransitive) To produce excessive anxiety or worry.
verb:  To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
noun:  the act of gnawing
▸ Also see gnaw


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