atrophying
present participle ofatrophy
atrophy
verb[I]
uk/ˈæt.rə.fi/us/ˈæt.rə.fi/(of apartof thebody) to bereducedinsizeandthereforestrength, or, moregenerally, tobecomeweaker:
After severalmonthsin ahospitalbed, mylegmuscleshad atrophied.
In the 1980s,theirpoliticalpowergraduallyatrophied(=becameweaker).
Disorders of muscles & the nervous system
- acoustic neuroma
- ageusia
- akinetic-rigid HD
- ALS
- Alzheimer's
- crick
- dystonia
- EA
- encephalitis
- epileptic
- fibromyalgia
- GBS
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- leprosy
- progressive supranuclear palsy
- prosopagnosia
- quadriplegia
- retrograde
- retrograde amnesia
- sciatica
atrophy
noun[U]ukus
Examplesofatrophying
atrophying
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The arts wereatrophyingfrom an overly rationalist penchant for mere realistic description.
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This has led to anatrophyingof the sense of individual, local responsibility and the sense of community.
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There was no need to assassinate it, because it wasatrophyinganyway.
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This will be a slow, agonising,atrophyingprocess, with no certainty of when or how it will end.
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Thisatrophyingof his senses resulted in his de-sensitivity to violence, as well as feelings of angst and frustration coupled with destructive behavior.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Examples ofatrophyingmuscle diseases include muscular dystrophy, myotonia congenita, and myotonic dystrophy.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many of his passages warn against theatrophyingpower of a pleasurable lifestyle, as well as the spiritual and physical advantages of a more spartan regime.
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