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- [eet uh-wey]
- /it əˈweɪ/
- /iːt əˈweɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [eet uh-wey]
- /it əˈweɪ/
Definitions of eat away words
- transitivephrasal verb eat away gnaw at, erode 1
- phrasal verb eat away If one thing eats away another or eats away at another, it gradually destroys or uses it up. 0
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Parts of speech for Eat away
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eat away popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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