wearing away
Synonyms
wearing
erosion
corrosion
rust
attrition
dissolving
abrasion
ablation
corroding
eroding
rasping
detrition
chafing
weathering
eating away
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Examples
Unless one says goodbye to what one loves, and unless one travels to completely new territories, one can expect merely a long wearing away of oneself and an eventual extinction.
I must have something to engross my thoughts, some object in life which will fill this vacuum, and prevent this sad wearing away of the heart.
The hours will hardly forgive you, those hours that are wearing away the days, those days that are gnawing away the years.