- 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
Wasting edible food also means wasting all of the resources it took to produce it, including water, land, fertilizers and pesticides created from oil and gas, seeds, money, animal lives and labor.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2022
"Wasting food feeds climate change and costs money," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2022
Wasting no time, I plunged down the narrow passage between the buildings, clambered up the wall, and slipped down into the garden a second time.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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