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getting wasted

getting wasted is the present participle and gerund of get wasted.

Meaning of get wasted

Verb

get wasted (third-person singular simple present gets wasted, present participle getting wasted, simple past got wasted, past participle (UK) got wasted or (US) gotten wasted)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic, slang) Synonym of get high (“to intoxicate oneself with drugs or other substances”)
    Synonyms:
    get high

Questions about getting wasted

What is getting wasted the present participle and gerund of?
Getting wasted is the present participle and gerund of get wasted.

Words near getting wasted in the dictionary

  1. getting up in someone's grill
  2. getting up into
  3. getting up to
  4. getting up with the chickens
  5. getting used to
  6. getting wasted
  7. getting well
  8. getting wet
  9. getting what one asked for
  10. getting what's coming to one
  11. getting wind

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