[{"word":"gnawing","phonetic":"/ˈnɔɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈnɔɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To bite something persistently, especially something tough.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The dog gnawed the bone until it broke in two."},{"definition":"To produce excessive anxiety or worry.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Her comment gnawed at me all day and I couldn't think about anything else."},{"definition":"To corrode; to fret away; to waste.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The process by which something is gnawed.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the gnawings of mice"},{"definition":"A sensation of being gnawed.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"(of pain or hunger) severe or intense","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gnaw","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gnawing"]}]