Synonyms of gnaws (on)

gnaws (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of gnaw (on)

as in chews

to crush or grind with the teeth

please don't gnaw on that steak bone—it's very unseemly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chews
• bites (on)
• chomps (on)
• crunches (on)
• masticates
• chaws
• eats
• nibbles
• consumes
• champs
• picks (at)
• snacks
• gobbles (up or down)
• sinks one's teeth into
• swallows
• munches
• ruminates
• devours
• pecks (at)
• scoffs
• gulps
• wolfs
• scarfs
• mumbles
• ingests
• noshes
• gorges
• nips
• gums
• bolts