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Wasting vs Consuming - What's the difference?

wasting | consuming |

As adjectives the difference between wasting and consuming

is that wasting is causing a waste, particularly a wasting disease which causes pronounced loss of body mass while consuming is holding one's attention or interest.

As verbs the difference between wasting and consuming

is that wasting is present participle of lang=en while consuming is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun wasting

is gradual deterioration or wasting away.

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.

    • consuming

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * time-consuming

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Holding one's attention or interest.
    • :: a consuming passion for wikis