Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gnag

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gnag
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gnaw; nibble; bite at (something)

verb

To worry; scold; torment; nag

Etymology

From Middle English *gnaggen, *gnagen, from Old Norse gnaga (“to gnaw”), from Proto-Germanic *gnaganą (“to gnaw”). More at English gnaw.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *gnaggen, gnaga, *gnaganą

Inflected Forms

gnags (present, singular) gnagging (participle, present) gnagged (participle, past) gnagged (past) knag (alternative)

Questions

What does gnag mean?
To gnaw; nibble; bite at (something)
Where does gnag come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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