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gnawing

/ˈnɔ.ɪŋ/ noun C2
  1. The process by which something is gnawed. · the gnawings of mice
  2. A sensation of being gnawed.

Plural gnawings

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It was like the sound which a mouse makes when it is gnawing a plank, and I lay listening to it for some time under the impression that it must come from that cause.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 84 · B2
Danglars, who really began to experience sundry gnawings at the stomach, arose softly, again applied his eye to the crack of the door, and recognized the intelligent countenance of his guide.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1077 · C1

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