verb
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
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The injustice rankled her
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his resentment festered
• Hypernyms:
↑annoy, ↑rag, ↑get to, ↑bother, ↑get at, ↑irritate, ↑rile, ↑nark, ↑nettle, ↑gravel, ↑vex, ↑chafe, ↑devil
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s somebody
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The bad news will eat into him
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another way of saying eat away at above
Useful english dictionary. 2012.