sapping

About 0.19 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of sap
2. noun The act by which something is sapped or depleted.
3. noun The act of excavating trenches.
4. noun The act of striking with a sap or club.

Similar words

undermining bleeding depletion depleter depletive depletant draining depletor emasculation displenishment

Often followed by

the of and his their its her our my

Word family

sap sapped saps