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    wanting
    /ˈwɒntɪŋ/

    adjective

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWANTING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    not having something; lacking: I think she's perhaps a little wanting in charm. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Scarce, inadequate and not enough. be at a premium idiom. be thin on the ground idiom. chronic shortage. dearth. dearth of something.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wantingWanting Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of WANTING is not present or in evidence : absent. How to use wanting in a sentence. not present or in evidence : absent; not being up to standards or expectations; lacking in ability or capacity : deficient…

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › wantingWANTING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Wanting definition: lacking or absent. See examples of WANTING used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    WANT definition: 1. to wish for a particular thing or plan of action. "Want" is not used in polite requests: 2. to…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWANTING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'wanting' Word Frequency. wanting. (wɒntɪŋ ) adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you find something or someone wanting, they are not of as high a standard as you think they should be. He analysed his game and found it wanting. Eleanor was scrutinized, too, and often found wanting. He is wanting in moral constraints. [ Also + in]

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wantingWanting - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If something's wanting, there's not enough of something necessary in it. If your essay is wanting, it's missing something important and won't get an A. Try adding body paragraphs. If you forget the sugar in your chocolate chip cookies, you'll find them wanting when you taste them.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwanting adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of wanting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › wantingWanting - definition of wanting by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting. 2. deficient in some part or respect: to be wanting in courtesy. prep. 3. lacking; without: a box wanting a lid. 4. less; minus: a century wanting three years. [1250–1300]

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › wantWANT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. something wanted or needed; necessity: My wants are few. Synonyms: desideratum. something desired, demanded, or required: a person of childish, capricious wants. absence or deficiency of something desirable or requisite; lack: plants dying for want of rain.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › wantingwanting | meaning of wanting in Longman Dictionary of...

    wanting meaning, definition, what is wanting: something that is wanting lacks or misse...: Learn more.