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 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "wasting" in a sentence.
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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:
Chronic Wasting Disease Spreads Silently in Symptom-Free Animals, Raising Questions About Long-Term Human Risk
Jul 14, 2026 2 Minute Medicine
Jul 14, 2026 2 Minute Medicine
NC wildlife officials ask hunters to help slow spread of chronic wasting disease
Jun 30, 2026 88.5 WFDD
Jun 30, 2026 88.5 WFDD
Chronic Wasting Disease identified in four new hunting districts, FWP says
Jan 9, 2026 Daily Montanan
Jan 9, 2026 Daily Montanan
Marine Mystery Solved: What Causes Sea Star Wasting Disease
Dec 17, 2025 National Wildlife Federation
Dec 17, 2025 National Wildlife Federation
Researchers find way to treat lung cancer and associated muscle wasting at the same time
Apr 6, 2026 Oregon State University
Apr 6, 2026 Oregon State University

