Riddle

This thing all things devours, Birds, beasts, trees, and flowers. Gnaws iron bites steel, Grinds hard stones to meal, Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down.

Choose an answer

A.Erosion
B.Age
C.Decay
D.Time
Hint: It's a word with 4 letters, starting with "T".

Answer

Time

Why this is the answer

This classic riddle describes time, which wears away everything -- living things, iron, steel, stone, kings, and mountains -- given enough of it.

This riddle is filed under Rhyming Riddles and rated Medium.

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