| Eat away at the beach? | 22 |
| Dwindle, as support | 19 |
| Destroy bit by bit | 18 |
| Decrease, as confidence | 23 |
| Decay by degrees | 16 |
| Chip away, as support | 21 |
| Break down over time | 20 |
| Weather, in a way | 17 |
| Weather gradually | 17 |
| Wear away, as rock | 18 |
| Wear away, as popularity | 24 |
| Weaken, as confidence | 21 |
| Succumb to wind and water | 25 |
| Slowly reduce, as a cliff | 25 |
| Shrink slowly | 13 |
| Show signs of weakening | 23 |
| Opposite of strengthen | 22 |
| Lose underpinnings, e.g. | 24 |
| Gradually weaken | 16 |
| Gradually destroy | 17 |
| Fall off, as support | 20 |
| Etch away | 9 |
| Eat away at the bank? | 21 |
| Disassemble naturally | 21 |
| Disappear slowly, in a way | 26 |
| Disappear slowly but surely | 27 |
| Diminish, in a way | 18 |
| Diminish, as support | 20 |
| Deteriorate, in a way | 21 |
| Crumble, as support | 19 |
| Crumble over time | 17 |
| Crumble into the sea, as shoreline | 34 |
| Create chasms | 13 |
| Cause to gradually vanish | 25 |
| Carve a canyon | 14 |
| Break down slowly | 17 |
| Blow away? | 10 |
| Become worn down | 16 |
| Become worn | 11 |
| Become ground down | 18 |
| Withdraw from the bank? | 23 |
| What waves do to shores | 23 |
| What storms do to riverbanks | 28 |
| What seas do to shores | 22 |
| Wear slowly | 11 |
| Wear in bad weather? | 20 |
| Wear gradually | 14 |
| Wear away, as soil | 18 |
| Wear away, as a bank | 20 |
| Wear away slowly | 16 |
| Weaken gradually | 16 |
| Waste away gradually | 20 |
| Wash or wear away | 17 |
| Wash away, as the shoreline | 27 |
| Wash away, as a bank | 20 |
| Wash away gradually | 19 |
| Wane, as support | 16 |
| Undermine gradually | 19 |
| Under-mine | 10 |
| Take away little by little | 26 |
| Subject to detrition | 20 |
| Subject of ablation | 19 |
| Strengthen's opposite | 25 |
| Steadily wear away | 18 |
| Steadily reduce, in a way | 25 |
| Some shorelines do it | 21 |
| Slowly wear away, as a cliff face | 33 |
| Slowly weaken | 13 |
| Slowly lose ground | 18 |
| Siphon off, as support | 22 |
| Sap slowly | 10 |
| Run to seed | 11 |
| Rot slowly | 10 |
| Partly eat away | 15 |
| Opposite of build up | 20 |
| Make bank withdrawals? | 22 |
| Lose little by little | 21 |
| Lose ground, literally | 22 |
| Lose as power | 14 |
| Gradually vanish | 16 |
| Gradually destroy, as confidence | 32 |
| Gradually break down | 20 |
| Go from there to barely there | 29 |
| Form a gully | 12 |
| Fail to hold up, as a bank | 26 |
| Eat off the land? | 17 |
| Eat at the bank? | 16 |
| Dwindle, as popularity | 22 |
| Displace over time, as soil | 27 |
| Disappear, bit by bit | 21 |
| Diminish, as trust | 18 |
| Diminish over time | 18 |
| Diminish naturally | 18 |
| Develop ruts, say | 17 |
| Deteriorate slowly | 18 |
| Destroy steadily | 16 |
| Degrade gradually | 17 |
| Decay or vanish gradually | 25 |
| Cause to vanish | 15 |
| Cause decay | 11 |