Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Wasting Away.
Wasting Away - as a noun
A decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
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Example Sentences
"He was wasting away from the lack of food."
"She had been wasting away for months due to her illness."
"The starving child was wasting away before our eyes."
"His legs were wasting away from lack of use."
"The prisoner was wasting away in his cramped cell."