▪ I. eroding, vbl. n.
(ɪˈrəʊdɪŋ)
[f. erode v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. erode; in quot. attrib.
| 1862 Dana Man. Geol. 639 The eroding action of water during freshets becomes immense. 1865 Livingstone Zambesi xxviii. 577 It is a kind of clay on which the eroding power of water has little effect. |
▪ II. eˈroding, ppl. a.
[f. prec. + -ing2.]
That erodes.
| 1612 S. H. Enchir. Med. II. 84 This infirmitie proceedeth from gnawing and eroding humours. 1741 Monro Anat. (ed. 3) 37 The Effects of eroding acrid Matter. 1803 Med. Jrnl. IX. 558 Eroding ulcerations in the neck. 1870 Tyndall in Times 15 Sept. 7/6 The eroding forces of the atmosphere had weathered and decomposed the molten rocks. |