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verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

become ground down or deteriorate

MWE

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
erode
pasttense
gnawed at
presentparticiple
gnawing at
thirdpersonsingular
gnaws at
pastparticiple
gnawed at