losing

los·ing
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UK/ˈluːzɪŋ/Canada, US/ˈluzɪŋ/Australia/ˈlʉːzɪŋ/New Zealand/ˈlʉːzəŋ/

adjective

That loses or has lost.

“Being on the losing team is disappointing.”

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Meanings

losing1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of lose
adjectivelosing (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat loses or has lost.

    Being on the losing team is disappointing.

nounlosing (plural losings)

plural losings

  1. The process by which something is lost; a loss.

    We conceive that an alternation of such losings and regainings will continue to be presented in England, until the whole business is set on a new and more stable basis by a revolution which shall not be moral only.

    1842, The United States Magazine and Democratic Review, page 339

losing2

nounlosing (plural losings)

plural losings

  1. EarlyModernEarly Modern form of lozenge.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with losing

choosingcruisingbruisingfusing
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Anagrams

GilsongoslinsingloLigons
Cite this entry
APA

losing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/losing

MLA

“losing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/losing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “losing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/losing.

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