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weathering

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. weathering (noun)
  2. weather (verb)
  3. weather out (verb)

weathering

noun

Definition of WEATHERING

: the action of the weather conditions in altering the color, texture, composition, or form of exposed objects; specifically : the physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of earth materials at or near the earth's surface
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