eating away

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Present participle of eat away
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
eat away
Gradually to erode or corrode

The river bank had been eaten away over the years by the flood water.

eat away
If one thing eats away another or eats away at another, it gradually destroys or uses it up. Rot is eating away the interior of the house The recession is eating away at their revenues
eat away
wear away or erode
eat away
gnaw at, nibble away at, erode
eat away
remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"
eating away

    Silbentrennung

    eat·ing a·way

    Türkische aussprache

    itîng ıwey

    Aussprache

    /ˈētəɴɢ əˈwā/ /ˈiːtɪŋ əˈweɪ/
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