eroding Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
    wearing; eating away; erosion; wearing away.
  2. verb become ground down or deteriorate
    eat at; gnaw; erode; gnaw at; wear away.
    • Her confidence eroded
  3. verb remove soil or rock
    eat away; erode; fret.
    • Rain eroded the terraces

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