III. Gnaw·vi To use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as in eating or removing with the teethsomething hard, unwiedly, or unmanageable.
IV. Gnaw·vt 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.
gnaw
US MUSICAL GROUP
v. (d; intr.) to gnaw (away) at
gnaw
US MUSICAL GROUP
(gnaws, gnawing, gnawed)
1.
If people or animals gnaw something or gnaw at it, they bite it repeatedly.
Woodlice attack living plants and gnaw at the stems...
Melanie gnawed a long, painted fingernail.
= chew
VERB: Vat/onn, Vn
2.
If a feeling or thought gnaws at you, it causes you to keep worrying. (WRITTEN)
Doubts were already gnawing away at the back of his mind...
Mary Ann's exhilaration gave way to gnawing fear.
= nag
VERB: Vatn, V-ing
Wikipedia
Gnaw
Gnaw is a New York City noise band founded in 2006 by Alan Dubin (of OLD, Khanate), Carter Thornton (of Enos Slaughter and others), Jun Mizumachi (a former live member of Ike Yard) and drummer Jamie Sykes (of Burning Witch). Guitarist/sound designer Brian Beatrice and drummer Eric Neuser later joined the group.