eat away

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To physically corrode or erode (something) gradually.
To destroy (something) gradually by an ongoing process.
Chiefly followed by at: of a circumstance, incident, etc.: to cause (someone) to feel guilty, troubled, or worried; to bother (see eat away at).

/iːt‿əˈweɪ/ /it‿əˈweɪ/ En-us-eat away.oga

eat away eats away eating away ate away eaten away

From eat + away.

begnaw corrode erode

eat away at

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