wear off

verb

wore off; worn off; wearing off; wears off

: to gradually decrease, disappear, or stop

The painkillers wore off after a couple of hours.

The shine on the leather will wear off pretty quickly.

After you drive a new car for a while, the novelty wears off.

Examples of wear off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The stigma against using AI for writing appears to be wearing off. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

But by the winter of my junior year, the culture shock of UCSB had worn off. — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026

The first drug is a fast-acting anesthetic, called etomidate, which wears off in about five minutes. — Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

Exercise may make Botox wear off a little faster, but the evidence is still limited. — Allison Forsyth, HEALTH, 21 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for wear off

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