wear away

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wear away

verb wears away · wearing away · wore away · worn away

To erode gradually and progressively. As the sensitiveness which greeted my new position wore away, I began to rather like the freedom of my new character.
Similar: fret, abrade

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verb erode gradually

日本語	擦り減る suriheru, 擦り減らす suriherasu
Italiano	consumarsi

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@misc{wear_away_2026,
  title = {wear away},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wear%20away},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}