gnawings
Dull, nagging sensations
Gnawings are persistent, troubling sensations that eat away at you—physical or emotional.
Hunger produces gnawings in the stomach.
Guilt or doubt produces gnawings of conscience: The gnawings of regret kept her awake.
The word emphasizes the slow, wearing quality of the sensation, like something being gradually chewed away from within.
Shallow surface wound
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- corrosionChemical wearing away
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
wear · attrition · disintegration · chipping · crumbling · scouring · wasting · wearing
Need for nourishment
urge · hankering · longing · itch · pining · need · compulsion · obsession
Nervous anticipation of trouble
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- worryTroubled mental state
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- disquietMental unrest or agitation
foreboding · trepidation · nervousness · restlessness · misgiving · edginess · tension · fretfulness
Persistent unwanted attention
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- botheringCausing irritation repeatedly
- proddingPersistent urging forward
- irritatingCausing mild frustration
recurring · relentless · incessant · plaguing · hounding · unrelenting · niggling · dogging
abrasion
Shallow surface wound
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- corrosionChemical wearing away
- decayGradual organic breakdown
deterioration · wear · attrition · disintegration · chipping · crumbling · scouring · wasting · wearing · fraying
hunger
Need for nourishment
thirst · urge · hankering · longing · itch · pining · need · compulsion · obsession · drive
apprehension
Nervous anticipation of trouble
disquiet · foreboding · trepidation · nervousness · restlessness · misgiving · edginess · tension · fretfulness · qualms
pestering
Persistent unwanted attention
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- botheringCausing irritation repeatedly
- proddingPersistent urging forward
irritating · recurring · relentless · incessant · plaguing · hounding · unrelenting · niggling · dogging · tugging
gnawingsstabbing pain
Acute piercing discomfort
shooting pain · acute pain · piercing pain · jolts · spasms
gnawingscomfort
Ease or soothing relief
relief · ease · contentment · peace of mind · satisfaction
gnawingspeace of mind
State without anxiety
serenity · equanimity · tranquility · resolution · closure
- gnawing painPersistent, grinding discomfort
- gnawing hungerIntense, persistent need to eat