/ Dictionary / Index W wasting: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: wast•ing Pronunciation: (wā'sting), [key] — adj. gradually reducing the fullness and strength of the body: a wasting disease. laying waste; devastating; despoiling: the ravages of a wasting war. —n. See Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: wasting (Thesaurus) waste well wastrel Related Content Daily Word Quiz: stringent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language