- 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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Sea urchin populations began to explode off the coast of Oregon following the Sea Star Wasting Syndrome pandemic that began in 2013.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2024
Wasting no time — because who needs background or mood?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024
A two-season A&E series, “Scraps,” followed in 2017 and a cookbook in 2018, “Cooking Scrappy: 100 Recipes to Help You Stop Wasting Food, Save Money, and Love What You Eat.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024
"Now, every game we're going to play for 100 minutes. Wasting time, from my point of view, it is not going to be solved by extending 10 more minutes," he said.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2023
Wasting time to disprove Schramm was not to most biochemists’ liking.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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