wasting away (Meaning)

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wasting away (n)

a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

wasting away Sentence Examples

  1. The once-vibrant garden was now a desolate wasteland, its plants wasting away from neglect.
  2. The abandoned building stood forlorn, its paint peeling and windows boarded up, wasting away with time.
  3. The elderly man sat in his rocking chair, his body wasting away as his health declined.
  4. The once-mighty empire was now in its twilight years, its power and influence wasting away.
  5. The unused car rusted in the driveway, its metal slowly wasting away to dust.
  6. The injured bird lay on the ground, its life slowly wasting away as its wounds festered.
  7. The starving child's body wasted away as he begged for food in vain.
  8. The forgotten manuscript lay in the attic, its pages yellowing and wasting away from age.
  9. The condemned house stood empty, its walls crumbling and its roof caving in, wasting away in slow decay.
  10. The old woman's mind wasted away with dementia, her memories fading like leaves in autumn.

FAQs About the word wasting away

a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

worsening, withering,failing, decline, degeneration, fading, deterioration, sinking, weakening, relapse

rehab, recuperation, rally, healing, rally,recovery, recovery, convalescence, comeback, revival

The once-vibrant garden was now a desolate wasteland, its plants wasting away from neglect.

The abandoned building stood forlorn, its paint peeling and windows boarded up, wasting away with time.

The elderly man sat in his rocking chair, his body wasting away as his health declined.

The once-mighty empire was now in its twilight years, its power and influence wasting away.