wear on

verb

wore on; worn on; wearing on; wears on

transitive verb

: irritate, fray

the constant beeping wore on my nerves

Examples of wear on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nailing her intricate double front pass, Blakely performed three front-tumbling passes to minimize wear on her ankles. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Her relentless complaining starts to wear on Kat, who bears the brunt of it. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026

This allows drivers to have more flexibility with phone placement, reduces wear on device ports and eliminates wire clutter. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

But Vidmanova, who won the NCAA triple crown while representing the University of Georgia, became more defensive as the match wore on, as if expecting Liutova to beat herself. — James Hansen, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for wear on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon