When the hunters encountered the wolves, they blazed away until the danger passed.

The columnist blazes away at the government's policies in his weekly column.

The old hymnals were burning away in the chapel stove as we sang the final verse.

Each morning, the sun's warmth slowly burns away the mist hovering over the lake.

By morning the papers on the desk had been burnt away, leaving only ash and a faint outline where the photograph had been.

After the wildfire swept through the valley, the old cabins and fences were burned away.

After the storm, the rainwater slowly began to soak away into the parched soil.

When confronted with harsh feedback, he tried to brush away the criticism with a nervous laugh.

The garden, withering away from neglect, no longer attracted visitors.

The lone sunflower withers away when the drought returns.