"rot away" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rots away [present, singular, third-person], rotting away [participle, present], rotted away [participle, past], rotted away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rot away (third-person singular simple present rots away, present participle rotting away, simple past and past participle rotted away)
  1. To spend a long period of time in an unproductive manner.
    Sense id: en-rot_away-en-verb-9tHtbSyq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away)

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