"wasting" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈweɪstɪŋ/
Rhymes: -eɪstɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} wasting (not comparable)
  1. Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: wasting disease Translations (Translations): опустошителен (opustošitelen) (Bulgarian), korokiwa (english: refers to disease) (Maori), haurakiraki (english: refers to disease) (Maori)
    Sense id: en-wasting-en-adj-MdrAi7OU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 29 22 23

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈweɪstɪŋ/ Forms: wastings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪstɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wasting (countable and uncountable, plural wastings)
  1. Gradual deterioration or wasting away. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (deterioration of the body due to the effects of disease): horokiwa (Maori), kaiuaua (note: of the muscles) (Maori), haurakiraki (Maori)
    Sense id: en-wasting-en-noun-yg~Gh~8z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 29 22 23 Disambiguation of 'deterioration of the body due to the effects of disease': 76 24
  2. The act by which something is laid waste; destruction. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wasting-en-noun-D8ghJvB8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 29 22 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: candle-wasting, chronic wasting disease, mass wasting, seastar wasting disease, sea-star wasting disease, sea star wasting disease, starfish wasting disease, wasting investment, wasting palsy, wasting sickness

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈweɪstɪŋ/
Rhymes: -eɪstɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wasting
  1. present participle and gerund of waste Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: waste
    Sense id: en-wasting-en-verb-5bpvlBBG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 29 22 23

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