fall away (Meaning)

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fall away (v)

get worse

diminish in size or intensity

FAQs About the word fall away

get worse, diminish in size or intensity

subside, die (away or down or out), drain (away), taper off, decline, diminish,decrease, fall, ease, phase down

soar, enlarge, increase, accumulate, grow, enlarge, swell, intensify, wax, wax

The old man's hair had begun to fall away in clumps, leaving him with a bald spot on the top of his head.

The autumn leaves fell away from the trees in a flurry of color, covering the ground like a blanket.

The paint on the old car began to fall away, revealing the rusted metal underneath.

The old woman's memory was beginning to fall away, and she would often forget the names of her loved ones.