atrophy
noun
Also atrophia a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
are atrophying
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present progressiveof atrophy.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But Fleming also knows that the muscles of empire are atrophying by the time Bond gets to work.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 28, 2012
