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wear away vs gnaw

gnaw vs wear away

wear away and gnaw both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wear away No No Yes No
gnaw No No Yes No
As verbs, wear away and gnaw are synonyms defined as:
  • wear away and gnaw: become ground down or deteriorate
Other synonyms of wear away include eat at, erode, gnaw at.
wear away (verb) gnaw (verb)
become ground down or deteriorate become ground down or deteriorate
diminish, as by friction bite or chew on with the teeth
cut away in small pieces
Difference between wear away and gnaw

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