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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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waste away

phrasal verb with waste us/weɪst/verb [ T ]

(of a person or animal) to gradually get thinner and weaker, esp. from disease or lack of food:

It was hard to watch her waste away.
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