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gnaw

гризти

To bite or chew something many times, usually slowly, often wearing it down bit by bit.

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Examples

Mice often gnaw on wooden furniture.verb

Миші часто гризуть дерев'яні меблі.

Rats sometimes gnaw on cables in the walls.verb

Щури іноді гризуть кабелі в стінах.

The puppy gnawed a hole in the old rug.verb

Цуценя прогризло дірку в старому килимі.

The goats slowly gnawed the dry branches for food.verb

Кози повільно гризли сухі гілки, щоб поїсти.

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