wanting

English Online Dictionary. What means wanting‎? What does wanting mean?

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɑntɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɒntɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɒntɪŋ

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

wanting (comparative more wanting, superlative most wanting)

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

Derived terms

• find wanting
• wantingly

Translations

Preposition

wanting

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

Verb

wanting

1. present participle and gerund of want

Etymology 2

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

Noun

wanting (countable and uncountable, plural wantings)

1. The state of wanting something; desire.