roendo

chewing, gnawing

→ roer

verb · present tense Rare #40,448

chewing, gnawing Often used for biting or chewing something repeatedly, such as fingernails or a bone.

PO: O cachorro está roendo um osso.

EN: The dog is chewing on a bone.

Para deixá-lo faminto, roendo as correntes.

To leave him starving, gnawing at his chains.

— RRR: Revolta, Rebelião, Revolução (2022)

Tom está roendo as unhas.

Tom is biting his nails.

Tom está roendo unhas.

Tom is biting his nails.

Maria estava nervosamente roendo as unhas.

Maria was nervously biting her nails.