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EAT INTO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gnaw into; make resentful or angry

Example:

his resentment festered

Synonyms:

eat into; fret; grate; rankle

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "eat into" is one way to...):

annoy; bother; chafe; devil; get at; get to; gravel; irritate; nark; nettle; rag; rile; vex (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The bad news will eat into him

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