Clues for the word "GNAW"
We've had 187 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 569 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on January 27, 2026.
Definition of gnaw
- v. t. - To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous biting with the teeth; to nibble at.
- v. t. - To bite in agony or rage.
- v. t. - To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
- v. i. - To use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as in eating or removing with the teethsomething hard, unwiedly, or unmanageable.
Referring Clues
- Be an eager beaver
- Put some teeth into
- Chew
- Chew (on)
- Eat beaver-style
- Chew like a beaver
- Nibble
- Chew, like a beaver
- Nibble away
- Vex, with "at"
- Wear down little by little
- Work like a beaver
- Bite like a beaver
- Chew on celery, e.g.
- Be beaverish
- Chew on
- Chew like a rat
- Eat indelicately
- Work on a bone, say
- Beleaguer, with "at"
- Bother, with "at"
- Chew like a mouse
- Eat like a rodent
- Work on a bone, dog-style
- Bite like Bucky
- Bite
- Chew like mice do
- Chew like a rodent
- Chew persistently
- Emulate a rodent
- Munch like a mouse
- Emulate a beaver
- Eat like a mouse
- Mimic a mouse
- Champ
- Not just nibble
- Munch on like a mouse
- Act like a rat
- Plague
- Corrode
- Vex
- Erode
- Nibble persistently
- Work on ribs
- Wear away
- Wear away by nibbling
- Chew, squirrel-style
- Chew on a bone
- Agitate, with "at"
- Eat (at)
- Enjoy a bone
- Nibble like a mouse
- Vex, with "at"
- Work on a bone
- Emulate a mouse or beaver
- Chew, like a dog on a bone
- Chew on wood
- Emulate a mouse
- Agitate (with "at")
- Chew, as a beaver
- Mice and beavers do it
- Use the teeth to erode
- Nibble ceaselessly
- Emulate a marmot
- Make like a beaver
- One thing rodents do
- Emulate a rat
- Cause persistent worry
- Bother (with "at")
- Chew on rawhide
- Chew at
- Chew like a chipmunk
- What rodents do
- Chew like a rabbit
- Work on, as a bone
- Eat, beaver-style
- Emulate a chipmunk
- Act the rat
- Rodents do it
- Chew, like a squirrel on a nut
- Be a busy beaver
- Bite like a rat
- Eat like a beaver
- Agitate (with "at")
- Nibble like a beaver
- What mice do
- Really bother, with "at"
- Eat like a rodent
- Eat away
- Chew at persistently
- Act the rodent
- Imitate a beaver
- Work one's incisors
- Imitate a rodent
- Nibble away at
- Nibble away (on)
- Chew away at
- Eat away at
- Chew away
- Nibble at
- Eat away (at)
- Chew on some rawhide
- Chew like a squirrel
- Bite steadily on
- Constantly chew at
- Nibble (on)
- Chew, as rodents do
- Act like a beaver
- Wear down
- Make like a rodent
- Chew away (at)
- Make mouseholes, maybe
- Eat like a chinchilla
- Chew like chipmunks
- Use one's incisors
- Munch
- Act like a rat, say
- Demolish a slipper
- Work, as a bone
- Worry, with "at"
- Eat, as ribs
- Exhibit beaver behavior
- Cause persistent worry, with "at"
- Be a busy beaver?
- Do what rodents are named for doing
- Plague, with "at"
- Bite persistently
- Badly bother, with "at"
- What rats may do to baseboards
- Eat like a rat
- Work on an ear?
- Make a mouse hole, say
- Wear away, in a way
- Chew, beaver-style
- Emulate beavers
- Emulate rodents
- Squirrels do it
- Emulate rats
- Work (on), as 9-Down
- Munch on
- Bite on
- Chew on, as a beaver
- Work on a bone, like a dog
- Attack a chew toy
- Do what a beaver does
- Bite and wear away
- What rodents typically do
- Wear away with the teeth
- Eat like a rodent and not audibly
- Chew upon
- Eat Chinaman up
- Work at with one's teeth
- Attack with teeth
- Detective man, turning pale, to work with teeth
- Bite away at
- Nibble away at persistently
- Chew like rat
- Sickly girl's first to backbite
- Feign a wound to hide rodent bite
- Prey on one's mind
- Chew up pasty with a tiny bit of gravy
- Munch, rat-style
- What rats do
- Emulate a 41 Across
- Be a hungry rat
- Chew persistently?
- Chew on like a beaver
- Chew like a 25-Across
- Eat like rats
- Chew concertedly
- Chew steadily
- Nag daft wife and cause distress
- Nibble to no end
- Chew on persistently
- Be a busy beaver?
- What beavers do
- Cause corrosion
- Chew (on), beaver-style
- Teeth-related verb
- Irk, with "at"
- Trouble, with "at"
- Chew like a porcupine
- Chew like a gopher
- Use incisors
- Chew like a dog with a bone
- Work on some jerky, say
- Chew as a beaver might
Last Seen In
- New York Times - January 27, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 13, 2026
- Daily American - December 05, 2025
- New York Times - December 01, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 08, 2025
- Daily American - October 08, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 18, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 14, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 08, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 04, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 08, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 03, 2025
- Daily American - July 23, 2025
- New York Times - July 22, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 17, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - July 08, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 06, 2025
- New York Times - April 26, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 22, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 18, 2025
- LA Times - April 15, 2025
- New York Times - April 14, 2025
- Daily American - March 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 20, 2025
- LA Times - February 22, 2025
- USA Today - February 02, 2025
- Daily American - December 29, 2024
- Daily American - December 13, 2024
- Mirror Daily - November 18, 2024
- Mirror Daily - November 14, 2024
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