ronger

to gnaw; to chew on

ʁ ɔ̃ . ʒ e
rong gnaw + er Infinitive
verb Rare #33,361
to gnaw; to chew on Often used for animals (or for something slowly wearing away or eating into something).
FR: Le chien va ronger un os.
EN: The dog is going to gnaw a bone.
Conjugation of ronger
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First ronge
Third ronge
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First ronge
Third ronge
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second ronge
ronger

Elle a l'habitude de se ronger les ongles.

She has a habit of biting her nails.

Arrêtez de vous ronger les ongles.

Stop biting your nails.

— Rebecca (1940)

Mon chien aime ronger des os.

My dog likes to gnaw bones.

J'ai la mauvaise habitude de me ronger les ongles.

I have the bad habit of biting my nails.

Ronger tes ongles est une mauvaise habitude.

Biting your nails is a bad habit.

Arrête de ronger tes ongles.

Stop biting your nails.

Je préférerais me ronger un bras.

I'd rather gnaw off my arm.

— Zootopie 2 (2025)

Qu'est-ce qui peut bien le ronger?

What could possibly be eating away at him?

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