wasting
Pronunciation:
/ˈweɪstɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To devastate, destroy
To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.
Example: We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project.
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.
noun
Definitions
Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
Example: muscular wastings
The act by which something is laid waste; destruction.
adjective
Definitions
Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.