wasting

[ wey-sting ]

adjective

1. gradually reducing the fullness and strength of the body:

   a wasting disease.

2. laying waste; devastating; despoiling:

   the ravages of a wasting war.

noun

1. Geology. mass wasting.

wasting

/ ˈweɪstɪŋ /

adjective

1. prenominal reducing the vitality, strength, or robustness of the body

   a wasting disease

Derived Forms

• ˈwastingly, adverb

Other Words From

• wasting·ly adverb
• wasting·ness noun
• non·wasting adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of wasting¹

1200–50; Middle English; waste, -ing ², -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The food comes from places such as supermarkets or the catering industry - and rather than wasting good quality unsold food, it is used to help those facing food poverty.

From BBC

It's not about boycotting men in order to change them so much as no longer wasting time on men at all.

From Salon

“We’ve heard numerous statements from the incoming president that California has more water than they know what to do with, and that they’re wasting water,” said Mark Gold, director of water scarcity solutions for the Natural Resources Defense Council.

From Los Angeles Times

California Governor Gavin Newsom wants a firewall to defend Californians during Donald Trump's second term, and he isn’t wasting time building it.

From Salon

"They would wasting time sitting in traffic trying to get to an office just to log on to teams or zoom meeting with colleagues in an office many miles away."

From BBC

Related Words

• blight
• corrosion
• decomposition
• degeneration
• deterioration
• disintegration
• disrepair
• extinction
• impairment
• rot