pine away

/paɪn əˌweɪ/
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Other forms: pined away; pining away; pines away

Definitions of pine away
  1. verb
    lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
    “After her husband died, she just pined away”
    synonyms: languish, waste
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    type of:
    weaken
    become weaker
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