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eat away at

The correct spelling is eat away at.

How to pronounce eat away at

verb

Say it like: Eet- aw-aee- at

The correct spelling is eat away at. To erode. For example: "The river is eating away at the river bank."

Usage Examples

The river is eating away at the river bank.

The expenses ate away at our profits.

Not confessing that I had stolen the money ate away at me until I could no longer sleep.

Definition

verb

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

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