Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eat into

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables: eat in-to
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To consume gradually, especially by erosion.

Example Sentences

"Rust ate into the old swords and armour."
"The cost of these house repairs is eating into my savings."

Inflected Forms

eats into (present, singular) eating into (participle, present) ate into (past) eaten into (participle, past)

Synonyms

fret rankle grate

Questions

What does eat into mean?: To consume gradually, especially by erosion.

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