Gnat
noun
A small, flying insect that bites humans and animals.
We were enjoying our picnic until a swarm of gnats started buzzing around us.
Often appears as...
- swarm of gnats
- gnat bite
noun
A small, flying insect that bites humans and animals.
We were enjoying our picnic until a swarm of gnats started buzzing around us.
Often appears as...
- swarm of gnats
- gnat bite
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Pro Tip 1/3Sizes Matter
Gnats are much smaller than flies, making them more difficult to spot and swat away.
I didn't even notice the gnats until I felt the itch of a bite.
Pro Tip 2/3Annoying Buzz
Gnats are known for their irritating buzzing sound, especially when they fly close to ears.
The constant buzzing of gnats kept me awake during the camping trip.
Pro Tip 3/3Outdoor Nuisance
Gnats often swarm in outdoor areas, particularly near water or during warm weather.
A cloud of gnats hovered over the pond.
Pro Tip 1/3Sizes Matter
Gnats are much smaller than flies, making them more difficult to spot and swat away.
I didn't even notice the gnats until I felt the itch of a bite.
Pro Tip 2/3Annoying Buzz
Gnats are known for their irritating buzzing sound, especially when they fly close to ears.
The constant buzzing of gnats kept me awake during the camping trip.
Pro Tip 3/3Outdoor Nuisance
Gnats often swarm in outdoor areas, particularly near water or during warm weather.
A cloud of gnats hovered over the pond.
Pro Tip 1/3Sizes Matter
Gnats are much smaller than flies, making them more difficult to spot and swat away.
I didn't even notice the gnats until I felt the itch of a bite.
Pro Tip 2/3Annoying Buzz
Gnats are known for their irritating buzzing sound, especially when they fly close to ears.
The constant buzzing of gnats kept me awake during the camping trip.
Pro Tip 3/3Outdoor Nuisance
Gnats often swarm in outdoor areas, particularly near water or during warm weather.
A cloud of gnats hovered over the pond.
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Ep 3: Mountaineers -...
morning had a good sleep last night compared to the night before when there was literally one trillion gnats and 1 billion mosquitoes not as bad as I've ever seen in my life up here but anyway survived it last night last night wasn't
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Ep 3: Mountaineers -...
morning had a good sleep last night compared to the night before when there was literally one trillion gnats and 1 billion mosquitoes not as bad as I've ever seen in my life up here but anyway survived it last night last night wasn't
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Quote examples
Mike Leach
American Coach
Atlanta might have snow and Macon might have good weather, and they're not really far apart. But there's a period of time in the year where the gnats get all over your face and they bite you. And the Macon crowd, it's funny, but they can sit there like nothing's happening and there can be gnats just biting the hell out of your face.
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Natascha McElhone
English Actress
My concentration span is truly that of a gnat. Some people have this ladder, and that's all there is - the ladder. I have the ladder, too, but there's a building around it with scaffolding, and lots of windows for me to peek into. Then suddenly I'll remember, 'Oh, there's the ladder. I should be concentrating on that.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
English Poet
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?
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William Anders
American Astronaut
You could see the flames and the outer skin of the spacecraft glowing; and burning, baseball-size chunks flying off behind us. It was an eerie feeling, like being a gnat inside a blowtorch flame.
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Claire Fox
British Writer
There's a palpable frustration with the assumption that everyone who's under the age of 25 has got the attention span of a gnat and isn't interested in events and ideas.
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Howie Mandel
Comedian
If you come to any of my live shows, you'll see, it's very frenetic. I have the attention span of a gnat.
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Jeff Daniels
American Actor
I think we have the attention span of a gnat. You know, with cell phones and Twitter.
Quote examples
Mike Leach
American Coach
Atlanta might have snow and Macon might have good weather, and they're not really far apart. But there's a period of time in the year where the gnats get all over your face and they bite you. And the Macon crowd, it's funny, but they can sit there like nothing's happening and there can be gnats just biting the hell out of your face.
Quote examples
Natascha McElhone
English Actress
My concentration span is truly that of a gnat. Some people have this ladder, and that's all there is - the ladder. I have the ladder, too, but there's a building around it with scaffolding, and lots of windows for me to peek into. Then suddenly I'll remember, 'Oh, there's the ladder. I should be concentrating on that.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
English Poet
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?
Quote examples
William Anders
American Astronaut
You could see the flames and the outer skin of the spacecraft glowing; and burning, baseball-size chunks flying off behind us. It was an eerie feeling, like being a gnat inside a blowtorch flame.
Quote examples
Claire Fox
British Writer
There's a palpable frustration with the assumption that everyone who's under the age of 25 has got the attention span of a gnat and isn't interested in events and ideas.
Quote examples
Howie Mandel
Comedian
If you come to any of my live shows, you'll see, it's very frenetic. I have the attention span of a gnat.
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Jeff Daniels
American Actor
I think we have the attention span of a gnat. You know, with cell phones and Twitter.
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