wasting


Meanings

  • any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
  • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
  • spend thoughtlessly; throw away;
  • use inefficiently or inappropriately;
  • get rid of;
  • run off as waste;
  • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing;
  • spend extravagantly;
  • lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief;
  • cause to grow thin or weak;
  • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly;
  • become physically weaker;
    • "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
  • WASTING present participle of waste


Scrabble Score: 11

wasting is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

wasting is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

wasting is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 13

wasting is a valid Words With Friends word