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 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:
Maryland Department Of Natural Resources Detected 69 Deer With Chronic Wasting Disease In 2025
May 19, 2026 The BayNet
May 19, 2026 The BayNet
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife proposes changing rule to mitigate chronic wasting disease
Jul 3, 2026 NonStop Local KHQ
Jul 3, 2026 NonStop Local KHQ
Chronic wasting disease control and prevention efforts get $12M boost from USDA
May 19, 2026 Michigan Farm News
May 19, 2026 Michigan Farm News

