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Antonyms for eroding

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ih-rohd
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈroʊd

Definition of eroding

Origin :
  • 1610s, a back-formation from erosion, or else from French éroder, from Latin erodere "to gnaw away, consume" (see erosion). Related: Eroded; eroding. Originally of acids, ulcers, etc.; geological sense is from 1830.
  • verb deteriorate; wear away
Example sentences :
  • The eroding power of ice is determined by its thickness, that is to say, by its weight.
  • Extract from : « Your National Parks » by Enos A. Mills
  • It is eroding the unity of what was once a Stalinist empire.
  • Extract from : « Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 » by Various
  • Let us next proceed to consider how the eroding agents act upon the surface of the land as soon as it is exposed.
  • Extract from : « Modern Geography » by Marion I. Newbigin
  • Long gorges or canyons tend to occur in regions where river erosion is not greatly assisted by the other eroding agents.
  • Extract from : « Modern Geography » by Marion I. Newbigin
  • They hide beneath their stunted, twisted forms the first deep gashes carved in the mountain slopes by eroding streams.
  • Extract from : « The Guardians of the Columbia » by John H. (John Harvey) Williams
  • At the falls the river has several times changed its course in eroding first one soft spot, then another.
  • Extract from : « Across Iceland » by William Bisiker
  • It is now known that cirques are produced primarily by the eroding action of the ice masses embedded in them.
  • Extract from : « Mount Rainier » by Various
  • It is a kind of clay on which the eroding power of water has little effect.
  • Extract from : « A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries » by David Livingstone
  • Constantinople was growing in power, and Greek influence was eroding the political and cultural influence of the Romans.
  • Extract from : « Area Handbook for Bulgaria » by Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
  • Scratching and eroding the mucous membrane of the neighborhood give rise to new deposits.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various

Synonyms for eroding

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