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wearing away   (TTS Sound)

The noun wearing away has 1 sense

• erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away -- ((geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it))

The verb wear away has 3 senses

• whittle away, whittle down, wear away -- (cut away in small pieces)


• wear away, wear off -- (diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface")


• erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away -- (become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded")