wasting (away) (Meaning)

wasting (away)

to become thinner and weaker because of illness or lack of food

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The terminally ill patient was wasting away, his body gradually weakening.
The abandoned house stood desolate, its windows boarded up and its paint peeling away.
The once-fertile garden withered and wasted away, choked by weeds and neglect.
The injured bird's broken wing wasted away, rendering it unable to fly.
The old woman's mind wasted away with dementia, leaving her a shell of her former self.
The lost hikers wandered aimlessly, their bodies wasting away from starvation.
The abandoned boat lay derelict on the shore, its hull slowly wasting away in the salt water.
The ancient tree's trunk wasted away, its bark falling off and its limbs breaking.
The unused skills of the unemployed worker wasted away, as he struggled to find meaningful work.
The untapped potential of the talented student wasted away, as he succumbed to apathy and self-doubt.

to become thinner and weaker because of illness or lack of food

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

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

The terminally ill patient was wasting away, his body gradually weakening.

The abandoned house stood desolate, its windows boarded up and its paint peeling away.

The once-fertile garden withered and wasted away, choked by weeds and neglect.

The injured bird's broken wing wasted away, rendering it unable to fly.