losing

verbadjectivenounnouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈluːzɪŋ//
Canada//ˈluzɪŋ//
Australia//ˈlʉːzɪŋ//
New Zealand//ˈlʉːzəŋ//

That loses or has lost.

verb

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Also a form of losepresent participle and gerund of lose

adjective

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That loses or has lost.
Being on the losing team is disappointing.

noun

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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.

noun

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Variant of lozengeEarly Modern form of lozenge.

Forms

plural: losings

Lose · A surname from German.loser · A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.Loser · A surname from German.

losing · That loses or has lost.

loss · The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or…lost · Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.lot · A large quantity or number; a great deal.

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