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Verb: eat into  eet 'in-too
  1. Gnaw into; make resentful or angry
    "The injustice ate into her"
    - fret, rankle, grate

Derived forms: eats into, ate into, eaten into, eating into

Type of: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel [US], irritate, nark [Brit], nettle, rag, rile, vex