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- Dictionarywanting/ˈwɒntɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. lacking in a required or necessary quality: "they weren't wanting in confidence" Similar Opposite
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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.
The meaning of WANTING is not present or in evidence : absent. How to use wanting in a sentence.
Wanting definition: lacking or absent. See examples of WANTING used in a sentence.
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]
Definition of wanting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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]
wanting meaning, definition, what is wanting: something that is wanting lacks or misse...: Learn more.
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wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new. to wish, need, crave, demand, or desire (often fol. by an infinitive): I want to see you. She wants to be notified.
