gnaws

A name gnaws at him, and you can guess what it is, Mahound Mahound Mahound.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

I still support Barack, but the feeling doesn't go away - it just kind of gnaws at me.

Obama: I "Profoundly Disagree" With Pastor Over "God Damn America" Comments 2009

Stanley Knox, Detroit's new police chief, said the murder "kind of gnaws on your nerves," and he swore to keep up the heat.

Slaughter Of The Innocents 2008

"I understand if we don't do anything we are going to get drowned with corporate money in this election, but at the same time, it kind of gnaws at you."

NYT > Home Page 2010

Mary Catherine sticks her fingers in her mouth now, gnaws her nails.

Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011

Ultimately, life gnaws away the scaffold of prelife molecules that got it going in the first place.

SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011

She looks around the pediatric emergency room, gnaws at the plastic ID bracelet on her wrist and wails when the exams continue.

'24 hours in the ER' shows challenges of health system 2009

Mary Catherine sticks her fingers in her mouth now, gnaws her nails.

Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011

They dangle with fear-filled anticipation as hunger gnaws in the pit of her ignored stomach: forgotten meals, endless licking things.

Nailpolish Stories Robert Vaughan 2011

But for the next five months, the bell jar incident gnaws at Katie.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011