やせこける

Also written 痩せこける

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to get too skinny

Example sentences

• 骨と皮ばかりにやせこけたねこでした。
  It was a cat starved to skin and bones.
• 彼女の顔は小さく、色白で痩せこけ、さらにそばかすだらけだった。
  Her face was small, white and thin, also much freckled.

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