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cankering

The correct spelling is cankering.

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verb

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The correct spelling is cankering. To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.

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  1. 1.To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
  2. 2.To infect or pollute; to corrupt.
  3. 3.To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral.
  4. 4.To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous.

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