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Girls blush, sometimes, because they are alive, half wishing they were dead to save the shame. The sudden blush devours them, neck and brow; They have drawn too near the fire of life, like gnats, and flare up bodily, wings and all. What then? Who's sorry for a gnat or girl?
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Meaning of "gnat" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GNAT

Old English gnætt; related to Middle High German gnaz scurf, German dialect Gnitze gnat.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GNAT

gnat  [næt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GNAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gnat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GNAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gnat

A gnat /ˈnæt/ is any of many species of tiny flying insects in the Dipterid suborder Nematocera, especially those in the families Mycetophilidae, Anisopodidae and Sciaridae. In British English, the term applies particularly to Nematocerans of the family Culicidae. The common gnat is the species Culex pipiens. Male gnats often assemble in large mating swarms or ghosts, particularly at dusk. Gnat larvae are mostly free-living and some are aquatic. Many feed on plants, though some are carnivorous. Larval plant feeders cause root, stem, or leaf galls to be formed by the host plant. Some species of fungus gnats are pests of mushrooms and roots of potted plants in homes and greenhouses. Some South American Pleurothallid orchids are pollinated by tiny gnats and have correspondingly small flowers.

Definition of gnat in the English dictionary

The definition of gnat in the dictionary is any of various small fragile biting dipterous insects of the suborder Nematocera, esp Culex pipiens, which abounds near stagnant water.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GNAT

gnarly
gnash
gnasher
gnashers
gnashing
gnashingly
gnat´s piss
gnatcatcher
gnathal
gnathic
gnathion
gnathite
gnathonic
gnathonical
gnathonically
gnathostomatous
gnathostome
gnatlike
gnatling
gnatty

WORDS THAT END LIKE GNAT

alternat
aplanat
assignat
Banat
buffalo gnat
donnat
externat
gall gnat
manat
pensionnat
qanat
quinnat
spent gnat

Synonyms and antonyms of gnat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gnat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GNAT

Find out the translation of gnat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gnat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gnat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蚊蚋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mosquito
570 millions of speakers

English

gnat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुटकी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

البعوضه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

комар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mosquito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মশা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

moucheron
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gnat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mücke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブヨ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gnat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một loại muôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொசுவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मटका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tatarcık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

moscerino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

komar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

комар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

țânțar
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

σκνίπα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

muggie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gnat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mygg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gnat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GNAT»

The term «gnat» is regularly used and occupies the 58.184 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GNAT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gnat

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QUOTES WITH «GNAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gnat.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Girls blush, sometimes, because they are alive, half wishing they were dead to save the shame. The sudden blush devours them, neck and brow; They have drawn too near the fire of life, like gnats, and flare up bodily, wings and all. What then? Who's sorry for a gnat or girl?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GNAT»

Discover the use of gnat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gnat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gnat Stokes and the Foggy Bottom Swamp Queen
In Mary's Cove, Tennessee, in 1869, twelve-year-old Gnat Stokes decides to prove she's not just a trouble maker by rescuing a boy who was spirited away seven years earlier by the evil Swamp Queen of Foggy Bottom.
Sally M. Keehn, 2005
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Gnat
Discusses the physical characteristics, life cycle, and usefulness of gnats.
Kitty Benedict, Andrienne Soutter-Perrot, 1993
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From a Gnat to an Eagle: The Story of Nathan Rutstein
Autobiography of a man who triumphed over adversity and devoted his life to serving humanity and championing the oneness of the human race.
Nathan Rutstein, Carol Rutstein, 2008
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The Gnat Is Older Than Man: Global Environment and Human Agenda
Stone's latest work, at once theoretical and realistic, is a major contribution to our understanding of one of humanity's greatest challenges.
Christopher D. Stone, 1993
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Chew toy of the gnat gods: reflections on the wildlife of ...
"Lombardo takes the reader, month by month, through a year of careful observation of the fascinating creatures of the Southeast Coast, noting their courtship and behavior patterns and relative positions on the food chain."--Cover.
Bruce Lombardo, Alexa Selph, 1998
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The Method and Message of Jesus' Teachings
For you tithe mint, dill, and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. It is these you ought to have practiced without neglecting the others. You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a ...
Robert H. Stein, 1994
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Application Development Process for GNAT, a SOC Networked System
APPENDIX II: gnat.h SOAP Service Definition gnat.h . .'/gsoap ns serv //gsoap ns serv //gsoap ns serv □•'/gsoap ns serv ce name ; gnat ce style : rpc ce encoding: encoded c e name space; ht tp : / / gnat 0 1/ gnat . wsdl ^•j //gsoap ns service ...
Christopher L. Plumlee, 2008
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The Gnat and Other Minor Poems of Virgil
Other poets have picked out one or another to turn into English poetry. Spenser did a breezy version of “The Gnat” in ottava rima, Cowper produced a pleasing rendition of the “Moretum” (“Pesto”), and Lamb did the three Priapus poems.
Virgil, 2011
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The Faery queene, book VI. Colin Clout's come home again. ...
VIRGIL'S GNAT. 1. WE now have plaid (Augustus) wantonly, Tuning our song unto a tender Muse, And like a cobweb weaving slenderly, Have only playd; let thus much then excuse This Gnat's small Poem, that the whole history Is but a jest , ...
Edmund Spenser, John Aikin, 1810
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You Know You're in Georgia When...: 101 Quintessential ...
you. cross. the. Gnat. Line. Driving south of Macon on a steamy, hot summer day, you innocently get out for a pit stop, and you're immediately besieged by a blitzkrieg of tiny predators. You've crossed the Gnat Line, my friends, an insect ...
William Schemmel, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GNAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gnat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Improving Estimates, Robot Bother, Robotics Nations, and Potential …
Improving Estimates, Robot Bother, Robotics Nations, and Potential Futures of Work. by Nat Torkington | @gnat | +Nat Torkington | Comment | July 13, 2015. «O'Reilly Radar, Jul 15»
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Serving Real Gods in a Shallow Culture
Our mainstream culture is incredibly shallow and it has the attention span of a gnat. Some religions and spiritualities cater to this because it's ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Arkansas Razorback Football 2015 Preview vs. UT Martin, LSU and …
It will either be much-needed relief for the Razorbacks or a gnat-like bother in the middle of a rough-and-tumble season. Tennessee-Martin isn't ... «Hope Star, Jul 15»
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This Team Bites: The Story Behind the Savannah Sand Gnats
And if you're wondering where you might find sand gnats, you just have to check a map to see if you are “South of the Gnat Line,” which is a ... «SportsLogos.Net News, Jul 15»
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Protecting pets from warm-weather insects
I don't remember addressing the flea, tick, blackfly, gnat and mosquito issue this early in the year before. Our cold, snowy winter has resulted in ... «The Register Star, Jul 15»
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There must be discipline in economic management - Omane-Antwi
... delivering his presentation at the annual national management conference of the Ghana Institute of Management at GNAT Hall in Accra. «Graphic Online, Jul 15»
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Final citrus crop report of season released, decline noted
Greening is spread by a gnat-sized insect called the Asian citrus psyllid. Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. «MyFoxOrlando.com, Jul 15»
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USC basketball's height trending upwards
Too many times over the past decade has a USC big gotten the ball in the lane, pivoted and was either a), swatted to the floor like a gnat ... «The State, Jul 15»
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Why I Don't Have a Bucket List
I'm far from an adrenaline junkie or someone with the attention span of a gnat. Activities like falling out of airplanes or climbing mountains as ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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England v Australia - as it happened: Hosts setting daunting target …
The Aussies like it a lot and consider a review. It can't have missed by more than a gnat's whisker, but Erasmus says no, and in the end they ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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