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wearing off

ADJECTIVE

lessening

Synonyms

STRONG

abating declining depreciating diminishing dropping dwindling ebbing lightening lowering moderating narrowing plummeting plunging quieting sagging shrinking sinking slackening slowing slumping softening subsiding waning wasting weakening

WEAK

dying down fading away losing momentum shriveling up wearing down

Example Sentences

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A washing machine used by a four-person household can generate up to 500 grams of microplastics each year, largely due to fibers wearing off textiles during washing.

From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2025

"But I have a feeling that the shock and awe is wearing off."

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

Even Klein Salamon acknowledged that, 18 months after “Sunflowers,” the effect of political vandalism may be wearing off.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024

Coming round in a recovery ward bed as the effects of his general anaesthetic were wearing off, retired engineer Tom Hadrys, 63, remembers being approached by a doctor.

From BBC • May 23, 2024

Several uneventful hours later, however, Harry had to admit that some of the fun was wearing off.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

wearing off

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