English Explanatory Dictionary

eat away at

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To erode.
  2. To consume or use up, erode or wear away gradually.
  3. To cause to feel uneasy, troubled, worried, guilty, or vexed; to bother about something.

Word forms

eat away at eats away at eating away at ate away at eaten away at

Etymology

From eat away + at.

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