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ERODING
erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
(noun) (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
eroding
present participle of erode
Anagrams
• Doering, Gironde, Negroid, groined, ignored, negroid, nigredo, redoing
Source: Wiktionary
ERODE
E*rode", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Eroding.] Etym: [L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See Rodent.]
Definition: To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh. "The blood . . . erodes the vessels." Wiseman. The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the gun. Am. Cyc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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