Corroding

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    corrosion

    "My companions ate merely to satisfy the corrodings of hunger. I fasted till after three the succeeding morning."

  2. 2
    erosion by chemical action wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of corrode form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"We found a short valley between rugged tors which led to an open, grassy space flecked over with the white cotton grass. In the middle of it rose two great stones, worn and sharpened at the upper end, until they looked like the huge, corroding fangs of some monstrous beast."

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