wear-away

Verbs

(v) cut away in small pieces whittle away, whittle down,
(v) diminish, as by friction
- Erosion wore away the surface
wear off,
(v) become ground down or deteriorate
- Her confidence eroded
eat at, erode, gnaw at, gnaw,

Synonyms

whittle away whittle down wear off eat at erode gnaw at gnaw

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