abrading, ppl. a.
(əˈbreɪdɪŋ)
[f. abrade + -ing2.]
Wearing down, wasting by friction.
| 1830 Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 13 The abrading power of floods, torrents, and rivers. 1860 Maury Phys. Geog. Sea i. §55 Protected from the abrading action of its currents. |