wasting
Definitions
Noun
- 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
Verb
- 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
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "wasting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | warning | 2 | 44 |
| 2 | wanting | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | twisting | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | warming | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | winding | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | wyoming | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | quivering | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | winking | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | whistling | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | warping | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | watering | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | awarding | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | swallowing | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | swarming | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | quavering | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | wearying | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | weathering | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | welding | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | quenching | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | swaggering | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | swamping | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | thwarting | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | wallowing | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | waxing | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | wincing | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | withering | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | wounding | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | dwarfing | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | quarrying | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | quieting | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | quilting | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | quisling | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | twiddling | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | waffling | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | wafting | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | wagering | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | walding | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | warding | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | warling | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | wavering | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | weakling | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | wending | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | whitling | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | whittling | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | wielding | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | wilding | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | wilking | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | wilting | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | winnowing | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | woodling | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | wotring | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | wuthering | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | zwerdling | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "wasting".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | waiting | 2 | 110 |
| 2 | watching | 2 | 76 |
| 3 | washing | 2 | 44 |
| 4 | wanting | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | lasting | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | sting | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | casting | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | watering | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | tasting | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | basting | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | watling | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | pasting | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | astin | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | wafting | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | hasting | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | fasting | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | wresting | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | westling | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | wasinger | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | waltzing | 2 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "wasting" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "wasting" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "wasting" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "wasting".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 12
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 53
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
DNR reminds firearms deer hunters to prepare for chronic wasting disease sampling
Oct 14, 2026 MessageMedia.co
Oct 14, 2026 MessageMedia.co
Chronic Wasting Disease Spreads Silently in Symptom-Free Animals, Raising Questions About Long-Term Human Risk
Sep 4, 2026 2 Minute Medicine
Sep 4, 2026 2 Minute Medicine
‘Wasting money, spending tokens’: Companies still in search of AI use cases with worthwhile ROI, says Broadcom’s Hock Tan
Oct 12, 2026 The Business Times
Oct 12, 2026 The Business Times
Candidate leaves Ofer Winter’s party amid pressure, fear of wasting votes
Oct 14, 2026 The Times of Israel
Oct 14, 2026 The Times of Israel
CWD found in farmed deer in 3 counties. What to know about disease
Aug 27, 2026 Lansing State Journal
Aug 27, 2026 Lansing State Journal
ICE is wasting tens of millions of dollars on ‘uninformed’ detention projects, report finds
Sep 25, 2026 The Haitian Times
Sep 25, 2026 The Haitian Times

