How to Pronounce "waste away"
expression
ˈweɪst/ /əˈweɪ
WAYST uh-WAY
wˈeɪst/ /ɐwˈeɪ
WAYST uh-WAY
Definition
To become very thin and weak over time, usually because of illness or not eating enough.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈweɪst/ /əˈweɪ
British English
wˈeɪst/ /ɐwˈeɪ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WAYST uh-WAY
UK
WAYST uh-WAY
Listen in Context
If you don't eat, you will waste away.
The sick man began to waste away in the hospital.
She didn't want to waste away from sadness.
He watched his childhood friend waste away over the years.