Synonyms for eat into

Most common

fret · grate · rankle

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Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To consume gradually, especially by erosion.

   Rust ate into the old swords and armour.

Example sentences

• fret Why actually do people fret about bad weather?
• grate Grate the chocolate and work it into the dough.
• rankle His bitter words still rankle in my mind.

By length

4 letters

fret¹

5 letters

grate¹

6 letters

rankle²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rankle² = 2 syllables).