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Present participle for to lose energy and become weak and feeble

Present participle for to lower in length or size

Present participle for to cease to have or retain something

Present participle for to famish, starve, or be hungry

Present participle for to make or become liquefied by heat

Present participle for to deteriorate in condition, especially due to repeated exposure or use

Present participle for to wear away gradually

Present participle for to decay to dust, to disintegrate from rot

(archaic) Present participle for to waste away or make very lean, especially by fasting

Present participle for to diminish in intensity or severity, especially gradually

(of a resource) Present participle for to be used up completely

Present participle for to pass from flowering or ripening to the formation of seeds

The process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter

The state of being skinny or emaciated in physique or build

Intentional deprivation or starvation to achieve weight loss or physical wasting

The gradual destruction or diminution of something

Organically decayed or broken down

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Verb

Present participle for to lose energy and become weak and feeble

becoming emaciated

going down the toilet

becoming debilitated

going to pieces

going into a decline

hitting the skids

going to rack and ruin

going to the dogs

going backwards

going down the tubes

becoming shrunken

losing strength

becoming enfeebled

going to the pack

taking a turn for the worse

coming apart at seams

becoming moribund

having one foot in the grave

becoming dilapidated

falling into decay

becoming marcescent

ratcheting down

getting smaller

drawing to a close

doing a number on

chipping away at

gnawing away at

taking its toll

going into decline

falling to pieces

falling apart at the seams

becoming listless

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“Motor neurone disease affects the nerves to all the muscles in the body and victims gradually waste away.”

Verb

Present participle for to lower in length or size

Verb

Present participle for to cease to have or retain something

dispensing with

running through

suffering the loss of

burning through

frittering away

stopping having

spending like water

frivolling away

pouring down the drain

throwing around like confetti

spending recklessly

making poor use of

spending freely

spending money as if it grows on trees

spending unwisely

throwing down the drain

spending money as if there were no tomorrow

spending money as if it were going out of style

spending as if there were no tomorrow

spending as if it grows on trees

spending as if it were going out of style

spending foolishly

pouring money down the drain

spending money like water

throwing money down the drain

throwing money around

kissing goodbye

spending money as if it were going out of fashion

indulging oneself

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Verb

Present participle for to famish, starve, or be hungry

having nothing to eat

going short of food

wasting with hunger

Verb

Present participle for to make or become liquefied by heat

Verb

Present participle for to deteriorate in condition, especially due to repeated exposure or use

becoming threadbare

gnawing away at

becoming ragged

becoming tattered

going into holes

wearing to shreds

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Verb

Present participle for to wear away gradually

Verb

Present participle for to decay to dust, to disintegrate from rot

becoming rotten

discolouring^UK

becoming rancid

becoming gangrenous

falling into decay

becoming infected

becoming addled

becoming useless

becoming tainted

becoming contaminated

Verb

(archaic) Present participle for to waste away or make very lean, especially by fasting

shedding pounds

Verb

Present participle for to diminish in intensity or severity, especially gradually

becoming smaller

getting smaller

growing smaller

ratcheting down

taking a nosedive

taking the edge off

taking the sting out

taking the bite out

coming to an end

coming to nothing

falling through

coming to a halt

putting a lid on

going through the floor

hitting the floor

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(of a resource) Present participle for to be used up completely

Verb

Present participle for to pass from flowering or ripening to the formation of seeds

becoming dilapidated

going to the dogs

falling into decay

going to rack and ruin

going down the toilet

running to seed

Noun

The process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter

falling to pieces

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Noun

The state of being skinny or emaciated in physique or build

Noun

Intentional deprivation or starvation to achieve weight loss or physical wasting

Noun

The gradual destruction or diminution of something

desedimentation

slow destruction

natural wastage

ravages of time

being eaten away

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Adjective

Organically decayed or broken down

unfit for human consumption

strong-smelling

falling to pieces

on its last legs

in bad condition

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Adjective

In poor health

under the weather

green about the gills

not in good shape

on the sick list

not up to snuff

like death warmed up

hospitalized^US

hospitalised^UK

under medication

confined to bed

out of commission

out of condition

at death's door

in poor condition

not a hundred percent

sick as a parrot

not up to the mark

the worse for wear

not feeling well

slightly unwell

hypochondriacal

green around the gills

running temperature

feeling terrible

chronically ill

as white as a sheet

as white as a ghost

white as a sheet

white as a ghost

light-colored^US

light-coloured^UK

unhealthy-looking

jaundiced-looking

anaemic-looking

not feeling up to snuff

suffering from motion sickness

suffering from altitude sickness

green around gills

looking as if one has seen a ghost

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