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eroding
Variant of erode
transitive verb eroded, eroding
- to eat into; wear away; disintegrate: acid erodes metal
- to form by wearing away gradually: the running water eroded a gully
- to cause to deteriorate, decay, or vanish
intransitive verb
to become eroded
Related Forms:
- erodible adjective
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