Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waisting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: waist-ing
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which goes at the waist (of a person, as on a garment, or of an object).

noun

A failure in mechanical testing, where part of the testpiece becomes narrow.

Example Sentences

"The decorative material used as waisting also served as a girdle for her midlife expansion."

Etymology

From waist + -ing.

Inflected Forms

waistings (plural)

Questions

What does waisting mean?: That which goes at the waist (of a person, as on a garment, or of an object).
Where does waisting come from?: From waist + -ing.

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