eat away at (English, verb)
expansion: eat away at (third-person singular simple present eats away at, present participle eating away at, simple past ate away at, past participle eaten away at)
Senses:
glosses: To erode.
tags: transitive
glosses: To consume or use up, erode or wear away gradually.
tags: transitive
glosses: To cause to feel uneasy, troubled, worried, guilty, or vexed; to bother about something.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: eats away at
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: eating away at
tags: participle
present
form: ate away at
tags: past
form: eaten away at
tags: participle
past