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See definition of abrading on Dictionary.com
  • as inscratching
  • as inabrasion

synonyms for abrading

  • abrasive
  • rasping
  • rough
  • attritive
  • erosive
  • raspy
  • scratchy
On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to abrading, such as: abrasive, rasping, rough, null, attritive, and erosive.

antonyms for abrading

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  • smooth
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    How to use abrading in a sentence

    A bar of steel having sharp teeth on its surface, and used for abrading or smoothing hard surfaces.
    ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 10, SLICE 3VARIOUS
    Their energy is dissipated in moving shore drift hither and thither and in abrading the bench when they drag bottom upon it.
    THE ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGYWILLIAM HARMON NORTON
    But as long as there are any stage roads in sight, or signs of abrading wheels, you will find no trout.
    A BREEZE FROM THE WOODS, 2ND ED.WILLIAM CHAUNCEY BARTLETT
    When a part was fully developed, the rubbers were cut to smaller and smaller dimensions and the abrading reduced to minute areas.
    THE APPENDAGES, ANATOMY, AND RELATIONSHIPS OF TRILOBITESPERCY EDWARD RAYMOND
    The levelling and abrading action of water on rock has an entirely different character.
    THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, VOLUME 13, NO. 80, JUNE, 1864VARIOUS
    The soil is formed chiefly from decomposed rocks or ledges worn down by the abrading forces of water and wind, of frost and heat.
    FIFTY YEARS IN THE NORTHWESTWILLIAM HENRY CARMAN FOLSOM
    It touched her gently, not even abrading her skin, for its fall had been stopped midway by a young man.
    ROUND THE BLOCKJOHN BELL BOUTON
    Cutting and engraving are mechanical processes for producing decorative effects by abrading the surface of the glass when cold.
    ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 12, SLICE 1VARIOUS
    In grinding, the abrading surfaces are brought very much closer together than in the breaking or crushing processes.
    THE LIBRARY OF WORK AND PLAY: MECHANICS, INDOORS AND OUTFRED T. HODGSON
    But the waves are perpetually employed in abrading and fashioning the materials already strewed over the beach.
    PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGYCHARLES LYELL
    SYNONYM OF THE DAY
    OCTOBER 26, 1985
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    WORDS RELATED TO ABRADING

    • abrading
    • chafing
    • erosion
    • grating
    • rubbing
    • scratching
    • scuffing
    • abrading
    • abrasive
    • attritive
    • erosive
    • rasping
    • raspy
    • rough
    • scratchy
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