wanting.
That wants or desires.
Meaning & usage
That wants or desires.
Absent or lacking.
Deficient.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, wantand, equivalent to want + -ing.
Without, except, but.
Less, short of, minus.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, wantand, equivalent to want + -ing.
The state of wanting something; desire.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, equivalent to want + -ing.
present participle and gerund of want
Where this word comes from
From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, wantand, equivalent to want + -ing.
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