waste away
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waste away
verb wastes away · wasting away · wasted away
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To lose energy or become weak and feeble.
She watched him waste away from lack of food or exercise.
Similar: wither
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verb lose energy
| 日本語 | やせ衰える yaseotoroeru |
|---|---|
| Português | definhar |
| Français | dépérir |
| Deutsch | dahinsiechen |
| Русский | ча́хнуть čáxnutʹ, зача́хнуть začáxnutʹ, истоща́ться istoščátʹsja, истощи́ться istoščítʹsja |
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title = {waste away},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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