eat into meaning

Definition of eat into

1. gnaw into; make resentful or angry
   • The injustice rankled her
   • his resentment festered

   Synonyms: fret, rankle, grate

   Type of: annoy

eat into in a sentence

• Acid eats into metal.

How to pronounce eat into

eat into is pronounced /iːt ɪntə/ in British English and /it ˈɪntu/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.