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* gėrr|u'e·n = gėrry'e·n
gėrr|y'e·n vt 1 to eat away at [a surface] gradually 2 to nibble at [ ], gnaw at [ ]; scrape, grate 3 to erode 4 (Chem) to corrode, eat into [ ] 5 to make [ ] clean by removing an unwanted surface: scour; dredge 6 [Fig] to eat [ ] up completely: scrape the bottom of [a pan] 7 [Fig] to disquiet [ ]: cause [ ] to fret gėrr|y'er adj (i) 1 having hollows formed by gradual eating away: eroded, corroded, pitted, scooped out 2 in piles formed by frictional removal of material |