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present participle of wipe (away)
Synonyms of wiping (away)
as in reducing, wearing out
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for wiping (away)
- filing,
- gnawing,
- grating,
- grazing,
- grinding,
- nibbling,
- sandblasting,
- sandpapering,
- scouring,
- scraping,
- scuffing,
- shaving
- biting,
- breaking down,
- breaking up,
- chewing,
- corroding,
- decomposing,
- disintegrating,
- dissolving,
- eating
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“Wiping (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiping%20%28away%29. Accessed 21 May. 2022.
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