Gerund noun denoting the act or process of obliterating; usually uncountable.
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The act or process of completely destroying or erasing something. The deliberate obliterating of the monument shocked the community.
obliterategerund / present participle Denotes something that obliterates; often used before a noun (e.g., "an obliterating force").
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That obliterates; erasing or destroying completely. The obliterating heat of the desert sun left no signs of life.