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Present participle for to wear away or destroy gradually

Present participle for to eat away by degrees

Present participle for to scrape or wear away by friction or erosion

Present participle for to cause damage to

Present participle for to decline or deteriorate in state

Present participle for to lose or cause to lose luster, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture

Present participle for to physically debilitate or weaken

Corrosive, tending to eat away at a substance

Suffering from decay or decomposition

Causing, or capable of causing, harm

The gradual destruction or diminution of something

The state or process of rotting or decomposition

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Verb

Present participle for to wear away or destroy gradually

“Boyle went on to characterize acids, noting their sour or tart taste and their ability to corrode metals.”

Verb

Present participle for to eat away by degrees

discolouring^UK

becoming contaminated

becoming rancid

becoming rotten

becoming gangrenous

falling into decay

going to rack and ruin

falling to pieces

becoming addled

becoming useless

becoming tainted

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“Galvanized iron and copper screen were used in the past but these materials corrode over a period of time and should be replaced before they discolor the window frames and walls.”

Verb

Present participle for to scrape or wear away by friction or erosion

gnawing away at

chipping away at

rubbing against

rubbing painfully

wearing threadbare

wearing to shreds

becoming threadbare

becoming ragged

becoming tattered

breaking the skin of

making a mark on

going into holes

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Verb

Present participle for to cause damage to

causing detriment to

wreaking havoc on

handling roughly

doing mischief to

driving a nail into the coffin of

playing merry hell with

delivering a blow to

playing havoc with

discolouring^UK

doing damage to

destabilizing^US

jeopardizing^US

inconveniencing

detracting from

jeopardising^UK

interfering with

destabilising^UK

putting out of action

throwing a monkey wrench into

putting out of commission

putting the kibosh on

making a mess of

blowing a hole in

bringing to naught

putting a stop to

putting paid to

upsetting the applecart

putting the mockers on

standing in the way of

putting the lid on

throwing a spanner in the works

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

putting the stopper on

neutralizing^US

giving the slip

taking wind out of

putting an end to

cooking someone's goose

making a hash of

nipping in the bud

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

neutralising^UK

putting a damper on

reducing to nothing

rendering ineffective

bringing to an end

bringing to ruin

laying in ruins

taking the wind out of your sails

laying waste to

losing strength

counterplotting

getting the better of

taking wind out of sails

causing setback

making of no use or value

putting a brake on

giving the run around

cramping one's style

dashing one's hope

leaving in ruins

bringing to nothing

wreaking havoc upon

reducing to rubble

leaving desolate

working against

raining on someone's parade

putting at risk

halting in its tracks

throwing monkey wrench in

throwing a monkey wrench in the works

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Verb

Present participle for to decline or deteriorate in state

going to the dogs

hitting the skids

going down the toilet

going down the tubes

going from bad to worse

taking a nosedive

taking a turn for the worse

making something worse

going to rack and ruin

going to the pack

going to pieces

becoming debilitated

coming apart at seams

becoming dilapidated

going backwards

falling into decay

falling to pieces

falling into disrepair

going down the tube

going pear-shaped

moving backward

appearing in a poor light

going into decline

falling apart at the seams

having a relapse

getting ill again

suffering a relapse

getting worse again

becoming moribund

having one foot in the grave

going into a tailspin

reaching a new low

falling steeply

running to seed

reaching depths

hitting rock bottom

coming apart at the seams

going down the khazi

going down the pan

going down the plughole

going down the drain

turning the clock back

lowering in value

lowering in price

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Verb

Present participle for to lose or cause to lose luster, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture

discolouring^UK

becoming discoloured

losing its lustre

losing its shine

Verb

Present participle for to physically debilitate or weaken

Adjective

Corrosive, tending to eat away at a substance

passive-aggressive

extremely critical

rubbing the wrong way

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Adjective

Suffering from decay or decomposition

unfit for human consumption

strong-smelling

stinking to high heaven

past its sell-by date

strong-flavored

strong-flavoured

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Adjective

Causing, or capable of causing, harm

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

life-threatening

evil-intentioned

jeopardizing^US

jeopardising^UK

emitting radiation

full of hardship

neutralizing^US

neutralising^UK

ill-intentioned

earth-shattering

uncomplimentary

fraught with danger

suggestive of evil

disease-causing

hanging by a thread

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Noun

The gradual destruction or diminution of something

desedimentation

slow destruction

natural wastage

ravages of time

being eaten away

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Noun

The state or process of rotting or decomposition

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