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phrasal verbIf someone wastes away, they become extremely thin or weak because they are ill or worried and they are not eating properly. Persons dying from cancer grow thin and visibly waste away. [VERB PARTICLE] See full dictionary entry for wasteSynonyms of 'waste away'decline, dwindle, wither, perish More Synonyms of waste away Chinese translation of 'waste away'Nearby words ofwaste away - wasn't
- wasp
- waste
- waste away
- waste ground
- waste/vegetable matter
- wastepaper basket
Definition to lose one's strength or health The plants are just wasting away in this heat. Additional synonymsIf you let your mind stagnate, this talent will atrophy. Synonyms decline, waste, fade, shrink, diminish, deteriorate, dwindle, wither, wilt, degenerate, shrivel, waste awayDefinition to fall apart or decay Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments.The chalk cliffs are crumbling. Synonyms disintegrate, collapse, break up, deteriorate, decay, fall apart, perish, degenerate, decompose, tumble down, moulder, go to pieces, come to dust Definition to decline gradually in health, prosperity, or quality The work ethic in this country has decayed over the past 30 years. Synonyms decline, sink, break down, diminish, dissolve, crumble, deteriorate, fall off, dwindle, lessen, wane, disintegrate, degenerateNearby words ofwaste away - wasp
- waspish
- waste
- waste away
- wasted
- wasteful
- wasteland
Additional synonymsDefinition to grow less in size, strength, or number The factory's workforce has dwindled. Synonyms lessen, fall, decline, contract, sink, fade, weaken, shrink, diminish, decrease, decay, wither, wane, subside, ebb, die down, die out, abate, shrivel, peter out, die away, waste away, taper off, grow less Definition to fall away or decline There were occasions when my enthusiasm ebbed. Synonyms decline, drop, sink, flag, weaken, shrink, diminish, decrease, deteriorate, decay, dwindle, lessen, subside, degenerate, fall away, fade away, abate, peter out, slackenDefinition to lose brightness, colour, or strength After that all her worries faded away. Synonyms dwindle, disappear, vanish, melt away, fall, fail, decline, flag, dissolve, dim, disperse, wither, wilt, wane, perish, ebb, languish, die out, droop, shrivel, die away, waste away, vanish into thin air, become unimportant, evanesce (formal), etiolate Definition to rot or cause to rot The rubber lining had perished. Synonyms rot, waste away, break down, decay, wither, disintegrate, decompose, moulderDefinition to become weaker in health Our hopes were sinking fast. Synonyms decline, die, fade, fail, flag, weaken, diminish, decrease, deteriorate, decay, worsen, dwindle, lessen, degenerate, depreciate, go downhill (informal) Definition to decrease gradually in size, strength, or power His interest in art to wane. Synonyms decline, flag, weaken, diminish, fall, fail, drop, sink, fade, decrease, dim, dwindle, wither, lessen, subside, ebb, wind down, die out, fade away, abate, draw to a close, atrophy, taper offDefinition to fade or waste His dream of being a famous footballer withered and died. Synonyms fade, decline, wane, perish |