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chip away at

verbid 4605·updated Jun 3, 2026
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to remove or withdraw gradually

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Cognitive

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Variants

pasttense
chipped away at
presentparticiple
chipping away at
thirdpersonsingular
chips away at
pastparticiple
chipped away at

Framework definitions

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to remove or withdraw gradually

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