Definitions for losing
los·ing

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. losingnoun

   The action of the verb to lose.

2. losingadjective

   That loses or lose, or has or have lost.

   Being on the losing team is disappointing.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Losing

   of Lose

   Etymology: [See Losenger.]

2. Losingadjective

   given to flattery or deceit; flattering; cozening

   Etymology: [See Losenger.]

3. Losingverb

   causing or incurring loss; as, a losing game or business

   Etymology: [See Losenger.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. losing

   Said of anything that is or causes a lose or lossage. “The compiler is losing badly when I try to use templates.”

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'losing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3000

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'losing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2284

Anagrams for losing »

1. logins

2. logs in

3. soling

4. lingos

How to pronounce losing?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say losing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of losing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of losing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of losing in a Sentence

1. Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Karamarko:

   The election is a last solution as it would mean losing time, although I'm optimist even in the case of new election.

2. Dominick Mack:

   They’re creating jobs but it seems like we’ll be losing more entry level jobs, you probably have to be qualified to monitor the robots and do those kinds of things, whereas…a delivery job’s more entry level. So, it’s like you’re gaining jobs but you’re losing entry-level jobs that help a lot of people make ends meet.

3. Michael Moore:

   I think President Donald Trump is President Donald Trump and President Donald Trump was able to outsmart the smartest person ever to run for president, president Donald Trump figured out how to win by losing the election. How did that happen ? Historians are going to deal with this for years to come.

4. Terrisa Bukovinac:

   Rep. Pressleys attempt to paint a truly life-saving amendment, one designed specifically to protect black, brown, and underprivileged people from being coerced by the state into choosing abortion, is severely problematic, the Hyde amendment has saved more than 2 million lives that are disproportionately black and brown. Suggesting that these people are better off dead is itself an expression of the white supremacist ideals that gave birth to the abortion industry in the first place! The American people deserve better than state sanctioned violence against their own offspring and the majority of Democrats agree. Taking a position against Hyde is a losing one.

5. Quincy Krosby:

   What this report does is it assuages fears about the economy losing momentum, that’s been weighing on the minds of investors.

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