waste away

English

Verb

waste away (third-person singular simple present wastes away, present participle wasting away, simple past and past participle wasted away)

  1. (idiomatic) To lose energy and become weak and feeble.
    She watched him wasting away from lack of food or exercise.

Synonyms

  • pine away

Translations

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