Mending and Wasting

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Mending noun - The process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength.

Usage example: it was a long slow mending of his injuries from the car crash, but he's fine now

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Wasting is an antonym for mending.

Nearby Words: mend, mended, mender

Wasting noun - Any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease.

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Mending is an antonym for wasting.

Nearby Words: waste, wasted, wasteful, wastage, waster

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