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Webster 1913 Edition
Losing
Lo′sing
,Adj.
[See
Losenger
.] Given to flattery or deceit; flattering; cozening.
[Obs.]
Amongst the many simoniacal that swarmed in the land, Herbert, Bishop of Thetford, must not be forgotten; nick-named
Losing
, that is, the Flatterer. Fuller.
Los′ing
,Adj.
[See ]
Lose
, Verb.
T.
Causing or likely to cause a loss;
as, a
. losing
game or business; a losing
strategyWho strive to sit out
losing
hands are lost. Herbert.
Webster 1828 Edition
Losing
LOS'ING
,ppr.
Definition 2024
losing
losing
English
Adjective
losing (not comparable)
- That loses or lose, or has or have lost.
- Being on the losing team is disappointing.
Derived terms
Noun
losing (plural losings)
- The act by which something is lost.
- 1842, The United States Magazine and Democratic Review (page 339)
- 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)
Verb
losing
- present participle of lose