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Abrading

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Abrading"

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Word	Definition
abraseverb	(transitive) To wear down; rub clean; smoothen; abrade.
scrapeverb	(ambitransitive) To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
stubverb	(transitive) To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.
corradeverb	(geology) To erode through physical or mechanical (rather than chemical) means, as the bed of a stream.
rub downverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To rub from top to bottom, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massage.
scourverb	(transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
skinverb	(uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
rub offverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To be transferred with little or no effort.
rougheningverb	(transitive) To make rough.
incisingverb	(transitive) To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.
crustingverb	Encrusted material.
powderingverb	gerund of powder
delaminateverb	(transitive) To cause (something assembled by lamination) to come apart into the layers that make it up.
polymerizesverb	(intransitive, chemistry) To undergo polymerization.
chamferingverb	A chamfer.
pebblingverb	(uncountable) In neurodivergent people, the act of offering small, meaningful gifts or gestures to express affection and establish social bonds.
spallverb	(ambitransitive) To break into fragments or small pieces.
fletchingverb	The process of attaching fins, such as halved feathers, to a projectile in order to stabilize its flight.
ulcerateverb	(medicine, transitive) To cause an ulcer to develop.
desiccateverb	(transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree.