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Wasting vs Waisting - What's the difference?

wasting | waisting |

As nouns the difference between waisting and wasting

is that waisting is that which goes at the waist (of a person, as on a garment, or of an object) while wasting is gradual deterioration or wasting away.

As an adjective wasting is

causing a waste, particularly a wasting disease which causes pronounced loss of body mass.

As a verb wasting is

present participle of lang=en.

wasting

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Causing a waste, particularly a wasting disease which causes pronounced loss of body mass.

    • Derived terms

    *wasting disease

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
    • muscular wastings
  • The act by which something is laid waste; destruction.

    • waisting

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which goes at the waist (of a person, as on a garment, or of an object).
    • The decorative material used as waisting also served as a girdle for her midlife expansion.
  • A failure in mechanical testing, where part of the testpiece becomes narrow.

    • Usage notes

    * Often a misspelling of wasting