Meaning & use
Gnat
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A small, two-winged flying insect, especially one that bites or swarms.
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A cloud of gnats hovered over the pond at dusk.
She swatted at the gnat buzzing around her ear.
A note on using this word
The idiom 'strain at a gnat' refers to fussing over a trivial matter while ignoring a larger one.
Words with a similar meaning
midge
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