prey
verbNAmE//preɪ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they prey he / she / it preys
past simple preyed
-ing form preying
(of a thought, problem, etc.) to make someone think and worry about it all the time The thought that he could have helped more preyed on his mind.
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