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eat away in Arabic

أَبْلَى ʔablā

UK/iːt‿əˈweɪ//it‿əˈweɪ/

eat away in Arabic: أَبْلَى (ʔablā), أَهْلَكَ (ʔahlaka), أَكَلَ (ʔakala), نَخْرَبَ (naḵraba). In English, eat away means to physically corrode or erode (something) gradually.

Arabic words for eat away

to physically corrode or erode (something) gradually; (figurative) to destroy (something) gradually by an ongoing process
أَبْلَى ʔablā, أَهْلَكَ ʔahlaka, أَكَلَ ʔakala, نَخْرَبَ naḵraba, قَرَضَ qaraḍa, رَتَمَ ratama

English meaning of eat away

  1. verb To physically corrode or erode (something) gradually.
  2. verb To destroy (something) gradually by an ongoing process.
  3. verb Chiefly followed by at: of a circumstance, incident, etc.: to cause (someone) to feel guilty, troubled, or worried; to bother (see eat away at).

Full definition of eat away

eat away in a sentence

  • The river bank had been eaten away over the years by the flood water.
  • The guilt of having lied was eating away at him.
  • Not confessing that I had stolen the money ate away at me until I could no longer sleep.

Synonyms of eat away

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Questions about eat away in Arabic

What is the meaning of eat away in Arabic?
Eat away in Arabic is أَبْلَى (ʔablā), أَهْلَكَ (ʔahlaka), أَكَلَ (ʔakala), نَخْرَبَ (naḵraba).
ما معنى كلمة eat away؟
Eat away: أَبْلَى (ʔablā), أَهْلَكَ (ʔahlaka), أَكَلَ (ʔakala), نَخْرَبَ (naḵraba).
What does eat away mean in English?
Eat away means to physically corrode or erode (something) gradually.

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