"losing" meaning in All languages combined

See losing on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈluːzɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈluzɪŋ/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈlʉːzɪŋ/ [Australia], /ˈlʉːzəŋ/ [New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-losing.ogg [California]
Rhymes: -uːzɪŋ Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|loss}} Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} losing (not comparable)
  1. That loses or has lost. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: fight a losing battle, losingest, losing hazard, losing line, losing streak, not win for losing, on a losing wicket
    Sense id: en-losing-en-adj-mmP1YHbF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈluːzɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈluzɪŋ/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈlʉːzɪŋ/ [Australia], /ˈlʉːzəŋ/ [New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-losing.ogg [California] Forms: losings [plural]
Rhymes: -uːzɪŋ Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|loss}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} losing (plural losings)
  1. The process by which something is lost; a loss.
    Sense id: en-losing-en-noun-y~k1IDQm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: losings [plural]
Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|lozenge}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} losing (plural losings)
  1. Early Modern form of lozenge. Tags: Early, Modern, alt-of Alternative form of: lozenge
    Sense id: en-losing-en-noun-xk2sBuD3 Categories (other): Early Modern English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 8 56 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 4 71 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 3 67 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈluːzɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈluzɪŋ/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈlʉːzɪŋ/ [Australia], /ˈlʉːzəŋ/ [New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-losing.ogg [California]
Rhymes: -uːzɪŋ Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|loss}} Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} losing
  1. present participle and gerund of lose Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: lose
    Sense id: en-losing-en-verb-SHpFA~8g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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