wear+away
131wilt — Synonyms and related words: beat, blow, break, break down, burn out, cave in, collapse, come apart, come unstuck, conk out, crack up, crumble, debilitate, decline, desiccate, diminish, disintegrate, do in, do up, droop, drop, dry up, dwindle,… …
132wearing — I noun 1. (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) • Syn: ↑erosion, ↑eroding, ↑eating away, ↑wearing away • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
