The spirit of slavery raves under tormenting gnawings, and casts about in blind phrenzy for something to ease, or even to mock them.

After a while I felt the desperate gnawing of the senses inexpressible and irresistible.

And we who were the workers began to contend one against another to satisfy the gnawings of the rage that was in our hearts.

Wolfe forgot himself, forgot the new life he was going to live, the mean terror gnawing underneath.

At first it was like the sort of sound that a rat makes gnawing; but there couldn't be rats eating their way through that solid stone.

Two years ago the cobbler finished his life-work, he thought: he had been mother and father both to the orphans left with him, faithful to them, choking down the hungry gnawing within for something nearer than brother or sister.

"Dearest," she pleaded, "if you will sit down and resume your gnawing on that crust, I'll promise not to torment you. . . .

Every sense in him was becoming numbed, save the gnawing in his stomach, and that other, even more acute ache, queer compound of fatigue and anger.

Marrowless bones which had already been boiled and scraped, were now burned and eaten, even the bark and twigs of pine were chewed in the vain effort to soothe the gnawings which made one cry for bread and meat.

" "Bedad, if ye don't, we'll lave yees," added Sweeny, digging his fists into his empty stomach to relieve its gnawing.

There came a gnawing at his vitals.

Better to endure the gnawings of conscience than give herself away now.