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desgastar-se
Become ground down or deteriorate.
erode
gnaw
gnaw at
eat at
Catalan
desgastar-se
Portuguese
desgastar
Spanish
desgastar
Diminish, as by friction.
wear off
Portuguese
desgastar
Synonyms
Examples for "
erode
"
erode
gnaw
gnaw at
eat at
Examples for "
erode
"
1
New technologies should help it continue to
erode
cash transactions, it said.
2
The delay means the crisis threatens to further
erode
support for Turnbull.
3
The risk, he said, came from mergers and acquisitions that
erode
value.
4
The risk, he said, comes from mergers and acquisitions that
erode
value.
5
Mining firms have rejected the law, saying it would
erode
investor confidence.
1
At the horizon right and left monstrously beautiful mountains
gnaw
the sky.
2
I chewed over the words, but I couldn't
gnaw
them into sense.
3
That moment would
gnaw
at him for as long as he lived.
4
Feet-in-the-Ashes put his fingers in his mouth and commenced to
gnaw
them.
5
And so hunger began to
gnaw
while the ship was still burning.
1
That moment would
gnaw
at
him for as long as he lived.
2
Why did the gentle words of this saint
gnaw
at
her so?
3
I stared at them as an emptiness started to
gnaw
at
me.
4
But doubts began to
gnaw
at
the Wyoming man's confidence in him.
5
And the failure of the work networks continued to
gnaw
at
him.
1
Read: What is the healthiest thing to
eat
at
KFC South Africa?
2
Read: What is the healthiest thing to
eat
at
Steers South Africa?
3
I would
eat
at
a khan again before I forget the custom.
4
The seven children she supports
eat
at
most one meal a day.
5
If you let it
eat
at
you, confidence just evaporates, he says.
Cut away in small pieces.
whittle away
whittle down
1
I
wear
away
the time, thinking constantly of him and only him.
2
After he comes in contact with other boys, this will
wear
away
.
3
That night passed: all nights-eventhe starless night before
dissolution
-
must
wear
away
.
4
Why, the mill-stones
wear
away
with rot more than with grinding corn.
5
I hoped that the idea would
wear
away
but it didn't; it strengthened.
6
But even the effects of unholy snacks
wear
away
at length.
7
He went on: It will
wear
away
as we know each other better.
8
The year will
wear
away
at this rate, and nothing done.
9
But protesters have managed to gradually
wear
away
at the defenses.
10
Time will
wear
away
the hallucination, if you women only hold your tongues.
11
The bacteria slowly
wear
away
the tissue in infected organs, usually the lungs.
12
Their aim is, to bring soul-vision, and to
wear
away
hindrances.
13
Nataly spied at Dudley's behaviour, and said: 'That will
wear
away
.
14
The sun began to climb and the icy edge of dawn to
wear
away
.
15
The hours would
wear
away
somehow, and meantime-Sidneywas resting.
16
A very little dropping will
wear
away
rock, if it only keep at it.
wear
away
wear
Catalan
desgastar-se
erosionar-se
corroir-se
Portuguese
desgastar
Spanish
desgastar
gastar