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eroding
 
Noun eroding has 1 sense
  1. erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away - (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
    --1 is a kind of geological process, geologic process
    --1 has particulars:
     chatter mark; ablation; abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition; beach erosion; deflation; planation; soil erosion
    Derived form: verb erode2
Verb erode has 2 senses
  1. erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away - become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
    --1 is one way to decay, crumble, delapidate
    Derived form: noun erosion2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  2. erode, eat away, fret - remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"
    --2 is one way to damage
    Derived forms: noun erosion2, noun erosion1, noun eroding1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
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