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Finally, the seven hares in the bath have a fair number of teeth between them and gnaw him quite effectively.
Die sieben Hasen im Bade schließlich haben zusammen hübsch viel Zähne und sorgen für eine Belästigung seiner Haut.
Canetti, Elias / Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias / Masse und Macht
Masse und Macht
Canetti, Elias
© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960
Crowds and Power
Canetti, Elias
© 1960 by Claassen Verlag, Hamburg
© 1962, 1973 by Victor Gollancz Ltd
'We have to gnaw off a good chunk of this.
»Wir müssen einen ordentlichen Bissen davon abkauen.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
And so it was: the epicure mouse king hadn't found the marchpane altogether to his taste, but had gnawed all round the edges of it, so that what he had left of it had to be thrown into the ash-pit.
Wirklich war es so. Den gefüllten Marzipan hatte der gefräßige Mausekönig nicht nach seinem Geschmack gefunden, aber mit scharfen Zähnen benagt, so daß er weggeworfen werden mußte.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Orpheus felt a burning sensation in his stomach, as bad as if one of Dustfinger's martens were sitting there gnawing his guts.
Orpheus spürte einen brennenden Schmerz im Magen, so schlimm, als säße einer von Staubfingers Mardern darin und bisse sich fest an seinen Eingeweiden.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 by Dressler Verlag
©2008 by Anthea Bell
He seemed, at one time, to possess power and courage enough; but he merely gnawed at the bitter shell, and never got so far as to savour the sweetness of the kernel.
Es schien, als wenn er Mut und Kraft hätte, aber nur an der bittern Schale nagte er, ohne die Süßigkeit des Kerns zu schmecken!
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Here, wind and tide had gnawed out a ragged cove and a coarse fringe of beach.
Wind und Gezeiten hatten hier eine schartige Bucht und einen rauhen Strandstreifen genagt.
Alexander, Lloyd / Beggar QueenAlexander, Lloyd / Die Bettlerkönigin
Die Bettlerkönigin
Alexander, Lloyd
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg
© 1984 by Lloyd Alexander
Beggar Queen
Alexander, Lloyd
© 1984 by Lloyd Alexander
In this tension between the persisting need for meaning and the gnawing sense of its elusiveness, modernism can be genuinely tragic.
Das anhaltende Bedürfnis nach Sinn, der sich auf quälende Weise entzieht, schafft die genuin tragische Spannung des Modernismus.
Eagleton, Terry / The Meaning of LifeEagleton, Terry / Der Sinn des Lebens
Der Sinn des Lebens
Eagleton, Terry
© 2007 by Terry Eagleton
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2008 Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH, Berlin
The Meaning of Life
Eagleton, Terry
© Terry Eagleton, 2007
" Falkayn gnawed on his pipe.
Falkayn kaute an seiner Pfeife.
Anderson, Poul / Satan's WorldAnderson, Poul / Die Satanswelt
Die Satanswelt
Anderson, Poul
© 1969 by Poul Anderson
Satan's World
Anderson, Poul
© 1968 by Conde Nast Publications Inc.
© 1969 by Poul Anderson
And gnawing his nail with burning regret, asking over and over, "Oh, why didn't I bury that crip?"
Am Nagel seines kleinen Fingers kauend, fragte er sich immer wieder reuig: "Ach, warum habe ich diesen Krüppel nicht umgelegt?"
Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des Lebens
Wildnis des Lebens
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61
A Walk on the Wild Side
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
Besides, it's very important that the rope should be half gnawed -- that's a job for someone sensible.
Außerdem ist es sehr wichtig, daß das Tau halb durchgekaut wird - das ist eine Aufgabe für jemanden mit Verstand.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams

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gnaw off
abnagen
gnaw at
nagen an
gnawed off
abgenagt
bark-gnawing beetle
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Word forms

gnaw

verb
Basic forms
Pastgnawed
Imperativegnaw
Present Participle (Participle I)gnawing
Past Participle (Participle II)gnawed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I gnawwe gnaw
you gnawyou gnaw
he/she/it gnawsthey gnaw
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am gnawingwe are gnawing
you are gnawingyou are gnawing
he/she/it is gnawingthey are gnawing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have gnawedwe have gnawed
you have gnawedyou have gnawed
he/she/it has gnawedthey have gnawed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been gnawingwe have been gnawing
you have been gnawingyou have been gnawing
he/she/it has been gnawingthey have been gnawing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I gnawedwe gnawed
you gnawedyou gnawed
he/she/it gnawedthey gnawed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was gnawingwe were gnawing
you were gnawingyou were gnawing
he/she/it was gnawingthey were gnawing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had gnawedwe had gnawed
you had gnawedyou had gnawed
he/she/it had gnawedthey had gnawed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been gnawingwe had been gnawing
you had been gnawingyou had been gnawing
he/she/it had been gnawingthey had been gnawing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will gnawwe shall/will gnaw
you will gnawyou will gnaw
he/she/it will gnawthey will gnaw
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be gnawingwe shall/will be gnawing
you will be gnawingyou will be gnawing
he/she/it will be gnawingthey will be gnawing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have gnawedwe shall/will have gnawed
you will have gnawedyou will have gnawed
he/she/it will have gnawedthey will have gnawed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been gnawingwe shall/will have been gnawing
you will have been gnawingyou will have been gnawing
he/she/it will have been gnawingthey will have been gnawing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would gnawwe should/would gnaw
you would gnawyou would gnaw
he/she/it would gnawthey would gnaw
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be gnawingwe should/would be gnawing
you would be gnawingyou would be gnawing
he/she/it would be gnawingthey would be gnawing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have gnawedwe should/would have gnawed
you would have gnawedyou would have gnawed
he/she/it would have gnawedthey would have gnawed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been gnawingwe should/would have been gnawing
you would have been gnawingyou would have been gnawing
he/she/it would have been gnawingthey would have been gnawing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am gnawedwe are gnawed
you are gnawedyou are gnawed
he/she/it is gnawedthey are gnawed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being gnawedwe are being gnawed
you are being gnawedyou are being gnawed
he/she/it is being gnawedthey are being gnawed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been gnawedwe have been gnawed
you have been gnawedyou have been gnawed
he/she/it has been gnawedthey have been gnawed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was gnawedwe were gnawed
you were gnawedyou were gnawed
he/she/it was gnawedthey were gnawed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being gnawedwe were being gnawed
you were being gnawedyou were being gnawed
he/she/it was being gnawedthey were being gnawed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been gnawedwe had been gnawed
you had been gnawedyou had been gnawed
he/she/it had been gnawedthey had been gnawed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be gnawedwe shall/will be gnawed
you will be gnawedyou will be gnawed
he/she/it will be gnawedthey will be gnawed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been gnawedwe shall/will have been gnawed
you will have been gnawedyou will have been gnawed
he/she/it will have been gnawedthey will have been gnawed