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wear away vs gnaw at

gnaw at vs wear away

wear away and gnaw at both are verbs.

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

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