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Corroding vs Pungent - What's the difference?

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Corroding is a related term of pungent.


As a verb corroding

is .

As a noun corroding

is corrosion.

As an adjective pungent is

having a strong odor that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances.

corroding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • corrosion
  • * 1823 , Timothy Dwight, Travels in New-England and New-York (page 269)
    • My companions ate merely to satisfy the corrodings of hunger. I fasted till after three the succeeding morning.

    pungent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a strong odor that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
    • The lasagne included plenty of pungent garlic.
  • * 1991 , , Concrete: American Christmas , Dark Horse Books
    • I can almost smell the fir scent… resinous, pungent .
  • Having a strong taste that stings the tongue, said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.
  • Stinging; acerbic.
    • The critic gave a pungent review.
  • Having a sharp and stiff point.

    • Derived terms

    * pungence * pungently