What is another word for wearing away?
Pronunciation:
[ wˈe͡əɹɪŋ ɐwˈe͡ɪ], [ wˈeəɹɪŋ ɐwˈeɪ], [ w_ˈeə_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ ɐ_w_ˈeɪ]
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Similar words for wearing away:
- decaying (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- disappearance (noun)
- eating away (noun)
- erosion (noun)
- friction (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- wear and tear (noun)
- wearing (noun)
- bite (verb)
- damage (verb)
- decay (verb)
- decrease (verb)
- decreasing (verb)
- deteriorate (verb)
- die (verb)
- flake (verb)
- fray (verb)
- fret (verb)
- other relevant words (verb)
- peter (verb)
- whittle (verb)
- other synonyms
- abrasive
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Wearing away:
adj.
• decaying (adjective) • Other relevant words: (adjective)n.
• disappearance (noun)- eclipse,
- withdrawal,
- departure,
- going,
- exodus,
- loss,
- ceasing to exist,
- evanescence,
- receding,
- dissipation,
- escape,
- dispersal,
- fading,
- wane,
- disintegration,
- ebbings,
- recession,
- ebbing,
- dissolution,
- disappearing act,
- flight,
- exit,
- passing,
- evaporation,
- Vanishment,
- removal,
- dematerialization,
- desertion,
- decline and fall,
- retirement,
- melting.
- raspings,
- scraping,
- scrapings,
- rasping,
- abrasion,
- traction,
- massage,
- Fretting,
- soreness,
- filing,
- Filings,
- resistance,
- gratings,
- grating,
- irritation,
- chafing,
- agitation,
- Trituration,
- grindings.
v.
• bite (verb)- consume,
- decompose,
- sting,
- deteriorate,
- dissolve,
- etch,
- smart,
- decay,
- engrave,
- scour,
- rot,
- slash,
- wear away,
- eat into,
- erode,
- rust,
- sear,
- burn,
- oxidize,
- tingle.
- deface,
- discolor,
- spoil,
- scorch,
- split,
- dirty,
- dismantle,
- tarnish,
- gnaw,
- wrong,
- wreck,
- scratch,
- incapacitate,
- abuse,
- tamper with,
- scathe,
- bleach,
- contaminate,
- corrode,
- lacerate,
- stain,
- disfigure,
- corrupt,
- mar,
- disintegrate,
- crack,
- impair,
- stab,
- break,
- blight,
- tear,
- batter,
- hurt,
- vitiate,
- fade,
- ruin,
- maim,
- mangle,
- defile,
- maltreat,
- weaken,
- cripple,
- injure,
- infect,
- wound,
- undermine,
- ravage,
- harm,
- wreak havoc on,
- pollute,
- smash,
- bang up,
- mutilate.
- hit the skids,
- become contaminated,
- collapse,
- go to the dogs,
- slump,
- fail,
- decline,
- go bad,
- suppurate,
- Putresce,
- mortify,
- hit rock bottom,
- reach depths,
- turn,
- sap,
- molder,
- pejorate,
- sink,
- lessen,
- mildew,
- mold,
- curdle,
- dry-rot,
- sicken,
- waste away,
- shrivel,
- get worse,
- be impaired,
- degenerate,
- perish,
- putrefy,
- break up,
- depreciate,
- atrophy,
- go to seed,
- dwindle,
- wither.
- drop off,
- narrow down,
- fall off,
- drop,
- reduce,
- peter out,
- cut down,
- waste,
- lose edge,
- modify,
- settle,
- let up,
- wear down,
- restrain,
- curtail,
- ease,
- slow down,
- quiet,
- diminish,
- contract,
- abate,
- shrink,
- subside,
- die down,
- dry up,
- devaluate,
- crumble,
- lower,
- calm down,
- lighten,
- check,
- soften,
- ebb,
- droop,
- curb,
- quell,
- slacken,
- evaporate,
- tail off,
- slack off,
- run low.
- be worse for wear,
- lose it,
- lose quality,
- retrograde,
- debilitate,
- become worse,
- adulterate,
- alloy,
- deprave,
- regress,
- debase,
- slide,
- go to pieces,
- pervert,
- go downhill,
- lapse,
- fall apart,
- Disimprove,
- worsen,
- go to pot,
- flag,
- skid,
- retrogress,
- degrade,
- languish,
- descend.
- melt away,
- dilapidate,
- lose power,
- vanish,
- ease off,
- fizzle out,
- wilt,
- rankle,
- fall,
- bate,
- recede,
- run out,
- halt,
- stop,
- end,
- disappear,
- expire,
- fade away,
- pass,
- moderate,
- run down,
- break down.
Other synonyms:
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- attrition.
How to use "Wearing away" in context?
When I was younger, I always thought that growing older meant one thing: wearing away. My skin would get thinner, my hair would get greener, and my bones would start to show. I figured that as I got older, I would slowly become a skeleton, with only the clothes I wore clinging to my body. I was very mistaken. I have now reached my middle age, and I can say with certainty that growing old does not mean wearing away. In fact, ageing can actually be very peaceful, if you approach it the right way. Here are four ways that ageing can be positive:
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