wasting

/ˈweɪstɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

To devastate, destroy
To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.
To kill; to murder.
To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
Gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.
Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
The act by which something is laid waste; destruction.
Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.

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