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gërr|y'e·n vt 1 to eat away at [a surface] gradually 2 to nibble at [ ], gnaw at [ ]; scrape, grate 3 to erode 4 (Chem) to corrode, eat into [ ] 5 to make [ ] clean by removing an unwanted surface: scour; dredge 6 [Fig] to eat [ ] up completely: scrape the bottom of [a pan] 7 [Fig] to disquiet [ ]: cause [ ] to fret • [ ] gërrye·n3sg barku për bukë [ ]'s stomach is rumbling out of hunger • [ ] gërrye·n nga lekët to spend all of [ ]'s money • gërrye·n para me lopatë to make a lot of money without much effort • të gërrye·n3sg era "the wind bites into you" the wind is very strong • [ ] gërrye·n3pl zorrët për bukë [ ]'s insides are rumbling out of hunger gërr|y'er adj (i) 1 having hollows formed by gradual eating away: eroded, corroded, pitted, scooped out 2 in piles formed by frictional removal of material gërr|y'er|je nf ger 1 < gërry'e·n, gërry'·het 2 erosion; corrosion 3 concavity (hollow/furrow/hole/pit) formed by frictional or corrosive removal of surface material 4 (Med) curettage, curettement