chewing vs gnaw

chewing

noun
  • The act by which something is chewed on; mastication. 

  • The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant. 

  • The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek. 

gnaw

noun
  • the act of gnawing 

verb
  • To bite something persistently, especially something tough. 

  • To produce excessive anxiety or worry. 

  • To corrode; to fret away; to waste. 

How often have the words chewing and gnaw occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )