What does gnawingly mean?
Gnawingly means In a manner that chafes or worries..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a manner that chafes or worries..
Somehow seeing that small streak of blood made the way she felt inside seem less out of control, less desperate, less awkwardly, gnawingly painful.
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Gnawingly means In a manner that chafes or worries..
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Somehow seeing that small streak of blood made the way she felt inside seem less out of control, less desperate, less awkwardly, gnawingly painful.
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