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wore away

wore away is the simple past of wear away.

Meaning of wear away

Verb

wear away (third-person singular simple present wears away, present participle wearing away, simple past wore away, past participle worn away)

  1. To erode gradually and progressively.
    • As the sensitiveness which greeted my new position wore away, I began to rather like the freedom of my new character.1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 17
    Synonyms:
    fret, abrade

Questions about wore away

What is wore away the simple past of?
Wore away is the simple past of wear away.

Words near wore away in the dictionary

  1. wordwrapping
  2. wordwraps
  3. wordy
  4. wore
  5. wore and tore
  6. wore away
  7. wore down
  8. wore horns
  9. wore in
  10. wore many hats
  11. wore off

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