wearing through
Slowly becoming threadbare
Wearing through describes the process of friction or repeated use gradually creating a hole or worn spot in material.
Fabric wears through at the elbows, soles wear through from walking, rope wears through from rubbing against rock.
The phrase captures the slow progression from intact to damaged: The carpet is wearing through in the hallway.
- corrodeDestroy through chemical action
- scuffingSurface abrasion from friction
- worn thinEroded by repeated use
- chafingIrritation from friction
- erosionGradual wearing away
abrasion · attrition · durability · fatigue · depletion · hole · friction · threadbare · decay · decline · falling apart · grinding · scraping · hardness · deterioration · reinforcement · exhaustion · down to the wire
wearing throughreinforcing
Making more robust
building up · strengthening · fortifying · patching · thickening
wearing throughripping
Tearing with force
snapping · rupturing · bursting · shattering · splitting
wearing throughholding up
Supporting or delaying
lasting · enduring · holding together · staying strong · withstanding
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