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Eroding   /ɪrˈoʊdɪŋ/   Listen
Eroding

noun
1.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it).  Synonyms: eating away, erosion, wearing, wearing away.



Erode

verb
(past & past part. eroded; pres. part. eroding)
1.
Become ground down or deteriorate.  Synonyms: eat at, gnaw, gnaw at, wear away.
2.
Remove soil or rock.  Synonyms: eat away, fret.






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"Eroding" Quotes from Famous Books



... procuring of water in any quantity is a very difficult thing even for house dwellers. Every drop of it has to be carried from a water-hole cut far out on the ice, up a steep grade, and then quite a little distance back to the dwelling—for we do not build directly upon these eroding banks. The water-hole is continually freezing up and has to be continually hewed free of ice, and as the streams dwindle with the progress of winter, new holes must be cut farther and farther out. On the trail, where snow must usually ...
— Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled - A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska • Hudson Stuck

... characteristic of the economy is the working together of manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors in closely knit groups called keiretsu. A second basic feature has been the guarantee of lifetime employment for a substantial portion of the urban labor force; this guarantee is slowly eroding. Industry, the most important sector of the economy, is heavily dependent on imported raw materials and fuels. The much smaller agricultural sector is highly subsidized and protected, with crop yields among the highest in the world. Usually self-sufficient ...
— The 1997 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.



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