1. wearing down or reducing gradually through friction, use, or loss over time
Usage: present participle of 'attrit'; commonly used in military and business contexts
2. reducing an enemy's strength by continuous harassment or loss of personnel and resources
Usage: military strategy term; present participle of 'attrit'

Examples

• The constant friction was attritting the metal surface.
• The company faced attritting employee numbers due to low wages.
• The military strategy involved attritting the enemy's forces over months.
• Years of use were attritting the machinery's efficiency.
• The team's morale was attritting under the pressure of repeated losses.
• Water was slowly attritting the canyon walls.
• The prolonged conflict resulted in attritting both sides' resources.