- 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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Still, he’s compelled to say something every so often and each time we want to scream that he’s wasting his precious oxygen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Ellison is wasting no time putting his stamp on the combined company and recruiting help to operate it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 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
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 "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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