- present participle of waste.
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.
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Its scenes are remote, fragmentary and, like the melancholic king, perversely “expert in wasting everyone’s time.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
People who received the fabricated pictures believed there was an intruder in their home and called 911 in a panic, wasting police resources, according to the department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Without collecting race and ethnicity data in the census, these estimates could not be produced, needlessly wasting resources and endangering lives.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Financial planners will typically advise customers to keep their finances simple, which would usually include avoiding wasting time on gimmicks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
“You speak coolly enough; but you suffer in the conflict. You are wasting away.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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