Abrading

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  • v. Present participle of abrade.
    • Word Usage
    "People will occasionally attempt to clean photographs with a pencil eraser in order to get dirt off the face of a print -- which has the result of abrading the surface and leaving a permanent mark on it -- or washing it in water."
    Verb Form
    abraded    abrades    abrading   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    rub   
    Cross Reference
    scrape   
    Variant
    abraid   
    Form
    abraded    abrading   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rub    weary    fret    grind    grate   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    mitannian    much-mended    vice-provincial    buttonless    chilian   
     
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