# wasting

Pronunciation: US say "WAY-sting" /ˈweɪstɪŋ/; UK

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of waste. — present participle and gerund of waste
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of waste. Use this form for an action happening now or as a noun.
   - _Stop wasting the last of the daylight and get to work._
   - _She regretted wasting so many years on a job she hated._

## Adjective

2. Causing gradual decline or a pronounced loss of body mass.
   - Simple: Causing the body to slowly lose strength and a lot of weight.
   - _Tuberculosis was long feared as a wasting disease with no reliable cure._
   - _The vet diagnosed a wasting condition in the older cattle._

## Noun

3. Gradual deterioration or decline, the slow weakening and wasting away of the body or of some material.
   - Simple: A slow weakening and breaking down of the body or material over time.
   - _Years of illness led to a steady wasting of his muscles._
   - _The wasting of the old timber frame went unnoticed for years._
4. The act of laying something waste, leaving destruction or devastation behind.
   - Simple: The act of destroying a place and leaving it in ruins.
   - _The wasting of the countryside during the war left whole villages empty._
   - _The wasting of the forest by the invaders angered the local people._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/wasting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).