wanting
Meanings
Plural: wantings
Verb
- feel or have a desire for; want strongly
- have need of
- hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
- wish or demand the presence of
- be without, lack; be deficient in
- "flood victims wanting food and shelter"
- present participle and gerund of want
Adjective Satellite
- nonexistent
- inadequate in amount or degree
- "tested and found wanting"
Adj
- That wants or desires.
- Absent or lacking.
- Deficient.
Prep
- Without, except, but.
- Less, short of, minus.
Noun
- The state of wanting something; desire.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, wantand, equivalent to want + -ing.
Scrabble Score: 11
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Words With Friends Score: 14
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