gnaw
gnaw(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to eat)
a. roer
The boy had gnawed the bone until there was nothing left on it.El niño había roído el hueso hasta dejarlo limpio.
b. mordisquear
The dog was lying in front of the fire gnawing a bone.El perro estaba echado delante de la chimenea mordisqueando un hueso.
3. (to torment)
a. corroer
There's no point in letting yourself be gnawed inside by guilt.No sirve de nada dejar que la culpabilidad te corroa por dentro.
b. carcomer
Gnawed by jealousy, Albert couldn't bear to see them together.Carcomido por los celos, Albert no podía soportar verlos juntos.
c. atormentar
My mother was gnawed by doubts and anxieties.A mi madre las dudas y las preocupaciones la atormentaban.
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