waste away
This page is about the phrasal verb waste away
Meaning
If you waste away, you gradually become thinner and weaker, usually because of an illness.
Synonym
wither away
For example
- waste away It was terrible watching my dog waste away due to the cancer in her stomach.
- waste away Bob was wasting away until we started him on this fantastic new drug.
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