- present participle of abrade.
abrading
Example Sentences
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It is only then, once you are still, that a now low, whipping wind, riddled with sand begins pricking and abrading your skin and collecting in the pages of your novel; it is intolerable.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2025
On the way up, it will scout the rocks, including abrading more patches to see rock interiors.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 7, 2022
And, beyond that, Dr. Tarly cured greyscale with more abrading than I would have liked.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 12, 2019
A cool, Cartesian game versus an ardent, abrading one.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2011
A liberal supply of new abrading material is placed between the lapping blocks and crank-shaft from time to time and the old mixture cleaned off with gasoline.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Victor Wilfred Pag?
