weathering

Weathering is defined as coping with the effects of changes in climate, environmental conditions or difficult situations.

(verb)

When your outdoor furniture begins to get rusty and old because of climate change, this is an example of a time when the furniture is weathering.
When you make it through a difficult time, this is an example of a time when you might be said to be weathering the storm.

See weathering in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Archit. a slope built to shed water
Geol. the destructive physical and chemical effects of the forces of weather on rock surfaces, as in forming soil or sand

See weathering in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of the chemical or mechanical processes by which rocks exposed to the weather undergo changes in character and break down.

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