1. present participle of corrade; wearing away or eroding rock and soil through the mechanical action of water, ice, or sediment
Usage: geology; technical

Examples

• The river is corrading the canyon walls over thousands of years.
• Glaciers are corrading the bedrock beneath them as they move slowly downhill.
• The corrading action of sand and water shaped the distinctive rock formations.
• Coastal waves are corrading the cliffs at an accelerating rate.
• The stream's corrading effect has deepened the valley significantly.