wasting
Americanadjective
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gradually reducing the fullness and strength of the body.
a wasting disease.
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laying waste; devastating; despoiling.
the ravages of a wasting war.
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonwasting adjective
- wastingly adverb
- wastingness noun
Etymology
Origin of wasting
Example Sentences
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Like any consumer, boomers who want to avoid wasting money can consider tracking and analyzing expenses and cutting back on expenses that don’t actually improve their quality of life.
From MarketWatch
The retired Canadian insurance adviser was 93, and "was wasting away" after a long battle with prostate cancer.
From Barron's
After Arsenal's draw at Molineux, Wolves' TikTok account posted a video mocking the way the game played out for the Gunners, highlighting various instances of perceived time wasting.
From BBC
Jonah realized he was still holding his fork, so he stuck it into his mouth as he walked to the door—no point in wasting perfectly good mashed potatoes.
From Literature
Coming from the ever-charismatic Rockwell, a lecture to stop wasting our lives online sounds no more insurmountable, only more immediate.
From Los Angeles Times
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