waste away
— phrasal verb with waste uk/weɪst/us/weɪst/verb [ T ]
to gradually get thinner and weaker, in a way that is unhealthy:
You get thinner every time I see you, Sara - you're wasting away!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming and making less strong
- abate
- adulterate
- attenuate
- attrition
- blow over
- blunt
- deflate
- dial
- dim
- emasculate
- flagging
- jelly
- keep sb down
- knock/take the stuffing out of sb/sth idiom
- muffle
- neutralize
- pine
- sag
- shake
- wither on the vine idiom
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