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Present participle for to erode gradually and progressively

(usually of a disease or condition) Present participle for to affect adversely

Present participle for to diminish to nothing

Present participle for to diminish in effect

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

Present participle for to gradually exhaust or drain away

Present participle for to cause to lose energy or become physically weaker

Present participle for come or fall away from a surface in flakes

The process of wearing away, typically by friction

The act or process of vanishing (from view)

In a dilapidated or disintegrating condition, typically about to fall apart

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Verb

Present participle for to erode gradually and progressively

gnawing away at

chipping away at

taking its toll

burning through

doing a number on

running through

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“The woman in the darkness could hear him laughing and talking with a guest who was striving to wear away a dull evening by dozing in a chair by the office door.”

Verb

(usually of a disease or condition) Present participle for to affect adversely

prevailing over

doing damage to

playing havoc with

wreaking havoc on

exerting influence on

having an effect on

having an impact on

discolouring^UK

driving a nail into the coffin of

playing merry hell with

making an impression on

emotionally moving

interacting with

being a factor in

getting through

getting through to

registering with

carrying weight with

leading by the nose

turning one's head

twisting one's arm

traumatizing^US

affecting badly

leaving a mark on

knocking sideways

traumatising^UK

making an impact

making someone suffer

bringing to bear

pulling strings

having a part in

carrying weight

knocking for six

going to your head

turning someone's head

tugging at your heartstrings

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Verb

Present participle for to diminish to nothing

going backwards

ratcheting down

going to pieces

going down the toilet

becoming smaller

growing smaller

hitting the skids

going to rack and ruin

going to the dogs

going to the pack

going down the tubes

chipping away at

becoming contaminated

discolouring^UK

becoming emaciated

becoming debilitated

going into decline

falling to pieces

falling apart at the seams

taking the bite out

putting a damper on

taking the sting out

taking the edge off

coming to an end

becoming weaker

getting smaller

making cutbacks in

coming to a stop

quietening down

hitting the floor

taking a nosedive

putting a lid on

becoming less intense

going through the floor

sinking into oblivion

disappearing slowly

falling through

drawing to a close

appearing in a poor light

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Verb

Present participle for to diminish in effect

Verb

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

gnawing away at

becoming ragged

becoming tattered

becoming threadbare

wearing threadbare

wearing to shreds

going into holes

rubbing against

rubbing painfully

wearing holes in

becoming useless

showing signs of wear

making threadbare

coming to the end of its life

rubbing into pieces

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Verb

Present participle for to gradually exhaust or drain away

chipping away at

slowly diminishing

slowly lessening

slowly reducing

gradually overcoming

Verb

Present participle for to cause to lose energy or become physically weaker

Verb

Present participle for come or fall away from a surface in flakes

Noun

The process of wearing away, typically by friction

natural wastage

slow destruction

desedimentation

ravages of time

being eaten away

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Noun

The act or process of vanishing (from view)

Adjective

In a dilapidated or disintegrating condition, typically about to fall apart

falling to pieces

on its last legs

in a state of disrepair

practically over

in bad condition

gone to rack and ruin

falling apart at the seams

coming apart at the seams

in poor condition

at a standstill

seen better days

easily destroyed

becoming extinct

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