waisting
noun
waisting is spelled W-A-I-S-T-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, waisting means “That which goes at the waist (of a person, as on a garment, or of an object)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of waisting is waistings.
How many letters and syllables are in waisting?
| Letters | 8: W-A-I-S-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is waisting?
Waisting appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of waisting
- waistings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does waisting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
That which goes at the waist (of a person, as on a garment, or of an object).
The decorative material used as waisting also served as a girdle for her midlife expansion.
- 2
A failure in mechanical testing, where part of the testpiece becomes narrow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does waisting come from?
From waist + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).