# eat away at

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From eat away + at.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/eat-away-at