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

Those advantages could become increasingly important once the excitement of owning a new folding phone wears off. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Effects wear off over three to four months as muscle movement returns. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026

Even before the Iran war, Saudi Arabia’s budget deficit was widening, signature investment projects were being scaled back, and the sugar rush from the sweeping economic and social reforms was wearing off. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

When the effects of caffeine wear off, people can experience headaches, irritability and tiredness. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for wear off

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