Phrase Hound found 21 phrases and 7 compound words that contain wasting. The most common are listed below. Open wasting in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 21
- wasting timepresent participle and gerund of waste time
- wasting diseaseAny medical condition that causes pronounced loss of body mass.
- chronic wasting diseaseA transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in deer, typified by chronic weight loss leading to death.
- time-wastingAlternative form of timewasting: Being a waste of time; fruitless, unproductive.
- mass wastingthe movement downslope of soil and rock in response to gravity
- wasting awaypresent participle and gerund of waste away
- sea star wasting diseaseA disease of starfish and several other echinoderms appearing sporadically, causing mass mortality of those affected.
- wasting sicknesswasting disease
- cerebral salt-wasting syndromeA rare endocrine condition involving low blood sodium concentration and dehydration in response to injury or the presence of tumors in or around the brain.
- starfish wasting diseaseSynonym of sea star wasting disease: A disease of starfish and several other echinoderms appearing sporadically, causing mass mortality of those affected.
- wasting breathpresent participle and gerund of waste breath
- wasting diseasesplural of wasting disease: Any medical condition that causes pronounced loss of body mass.
- wasting investmentStocks redeemable on a certain date at a fixed price, for which a premium above the redemption price is paid.
- wasting investmentsplural of wasting investment: Stocks redeemable on a certain date at a fixed price, for which a premium above the redemption price is paid.
- time's a-wastingTime is running out; time is being wasted
- chronic wasting diseasesplural of chronic wasting disease: A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in deer, typified by chronic weight loss leading to death.
- seastar wasting diseaseAlternative form of sea star wasting disease: A disease of starfish and several other echinoderms appearing sporadically, causing mass mortality of those affected.
- candle-wastingThe act or instance of a person consuming candles by staying up late reading and studying; an act of studying.
- wide-wastingCausing widespread devastation.
- wasting palsyprogressive muscular atrophy
- wasting palsiesplural of wasting palsy: progressive muscular atrophy
Compound words 7
- timewastingBeing a waste of time; fruitless, unproductive.
- nonwastingNot wasting.
- wastinglyIn a way that causes wastage; wastefully.
- unwastingThat does not waste away; lasting.
- wastingnessThe state or condition of being wasting, causing something to waste away.
- forwastingpresent participle and gerund of forwaste
- outwastingpresent participle and gerund of outwaste