" gnawers "

1: one who is obnoxiously annoying;

  * e.g., " ... like a dog who won't let go of a bone, that gnawer in the backseat wouldn't quit mentioning that I had made a wrong turn and gotten us lost "

•  Synonyms : 

•  annoyances,

•  annoyers,

•  bothers,

•  gadflies,

•  nudniks,

•  nuisances,

•  pains,

•  persecutors,

•  pests,

•  teasers,

•  teases

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: one who is obnoxiously annoying;

  * e.g., " ... like a dog who won't let go of a bone, that gnawer in the backseat wouldn't quit mentioning that I had made a wrong turn and gotten us lost "

•  Synonyms : 

•  annoyance,

•  annoyer,

•  bother,

•  gadfly,

•  nudnik,

•  nuisance,

•  pain,

•  persecutor,

•  pest,

•  tease,

•  teaser

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to consume or wear away gradually;

  * e.g., " ... time has gnawed that author's reputation to the point where he rates little more than a footnote "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bite (at),

•  corrode,

•  eat,

•  erode,

•  fret,

•  nibble

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to crush or grind with the teeth;

  * e.g., " ... please don't gnaw on that steak bone—it's very unseemly "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bite (on),

•  champ,

•  chaw,

•  chew,

•  chomp (on),

•  crunch (on),

•  masticate,

•  nibble

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)