gnawer

as in nuisance
one who is obnoxiously annoying 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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gnawer
Noun
  • And these types of messages go beyond being a mere nuisance.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 24 May 2025
  • In 2011, the Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit brought by a group of states (including California) against a number of power companies, claiming that greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel generated electricity were a public nuisance under federal law.
    Josiah Neeley, Oc Register, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Shout-out to back-seat drivers, who are an annoyance 99 percent of the time but lifesavers for that other one percent.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 May 2025
  • Many users aren’t interested in a touch screen for general computing, so the reflection annoyances aren’t worth the trade-off to plenty of shoppers.
    Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • When gardens will not receive summer plantings consider soil solarization to bake out pests. 65.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
  • Throughout history the Cacao industry has faced severe pest issues, particularly in terms of plant diseases.
    Steven Savage, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Author and showrunner Jenny Han teases that season 3 will deviate from the storyline in her book series.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 June 2025
  • That tease comes on the heels of wrapping up her Celebration Tour last May, grossing nearly $230 million, her sixth to gross more than $100 million since 2001.
    Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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“Gnawer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnawer. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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