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eating into

eating into is the present participle and gerund of eat into.

Meaning of eat into

Verb

eat into (third-person singular simple present eats into, present participle eating into, simple past ate into, past participle eaten into)

  1. To consume gradually, especially by erosion.
    • Rust ate into the old swords and armour.

Questions about eating into

What is eating into the present participle and gerund of?
Eating into is the present participle and gerund of eat into.

Words near eating into in the dictionary

  1. eating habits
  2. eating house
  3. eating houses
  4. eating humble pie
  5. eating in
  6. eating into
  7. eating irons
  8. eating it
  9. eating knife
  10. eating knives
  11. eating lead

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