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Synonyms for wearing away in English

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wearing away:
- erosion; wearing; eating away; eroding; wearing away

English

Detailed Synonyms for wearing away in English

wearing away:

wearing away [the ~] noun

the wearing away

– (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) ¹
the erosion; the wearing; the eating away; the eroding; the wearing away
– (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) ¹
- erosion [the ~] noun
- wearing [the ~] noun
- eating away [the ~] noun
- eroding [the ~] noun
- wearing away [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "wearing away":

erosion; eroding; eating away; wearing; geological process; geologic process

Related Definitions for "wearing away":

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)¹

Related Synonyms for wearing away

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