"gnawing" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈnɔː.ɪŋ/, /ˈnɔːɹ.ɪŋ(ɡ)/ (note: intrusive r), /ˈnɔ.ɪŋ/ [US] Forms: more gnawing [comparative], most gnawing [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English gnawynge; equivalent to gnaw + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gnawynge}} Middle English gnawynge, {{af|en|gnaw|-ing}} gnaw + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} gnawing (comparative more gnawing, superlative most gnawing)
  1. (of pain or hunger) severe or intense
    Sense id: en-gnawing-en-adj-NwZPeLzG

Noun

IPA: /ˈnɔː.ɪŋ/, /ˈnɔːɹ.ɪŋ(ɡ)/ (note: intrusive r), /ˈnɔ.ɪŋ/ [US] Forms: gnawings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English gnawynge; equivalent to gnaw + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gnawynge}} Middle English gnawynge, {{af|en|gnaw|-ing}} gnaw + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} gnawing (plural gnawings)
  1. The process by which something is gnawed.
    Sense id: en-gnawing-en-noun-n~t~UjqV
  2. A sensation of being gnawed.
    Sense id: en-gnawing-en-noun-xODYX9OY

Verb

IPA: /ˈnɔː.ɪŋ/, /ˈnɔːɹ.ɪŋ(ɡ)/ (note: intrusive r), /ˈnɔ.ɪŋ/ [US]
Rhymes: -ɔːɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English gnawynge; equivalent to gnaw + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gnawynge}} Middle English gnawynge, {{af|en|gnaw|-ing}} gnaw + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gnawing
  1. present participle and gerund of gnaw Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: gnaw
    Sense id: en-gnawing-en-verb-eFl80Ovu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 20 24 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 0 20 23 57

Inflected forms

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