Search Result for "gnaw at":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. become ground down or deteriorate;
- Example: "Her confidence eroded"
[syn: erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gnaw at
    v 1: become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
         [syn: erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away]