wanting

Meaning

Adj

1. That wants or desires.
2. Absent or lacking.
3. Deficient.

Prep

1. Without, except, but.
2. Less, short of, minus.

Verb

present participle and gerund of want

Noun

The state of wanting something; desire.

want

• Verb
• Noun
• Noun

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Synonyms

lacking

deficient

missing

absent

defective

destitute

insufficient

love

❤️

scanty

desire

inadequate

skimpy

wishing

imperfect

incomplete

indigent

inferior

intending

lack

longing for

loving

meagre

minus

needy

obsolete

poor

porous

purposing

rare

resolving

scarce

scrimpy

silly

small

unattended

unblessed

unenlightening

unequal

unfinished

unfulfilled

vanished

waiting for

wane

without

in need of

unilluminating

broken

daft

desiring

determining

Translations

désir

volente

expers

fehlend

amour

❤️

eksik

noksan

manquant

en souffrance

الطلب

insuficiente

carente

deficiente

inexistente

insatisfatório

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɑntɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wantyng

In summary

From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, wantand, equivalent to want + -ing.