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Wanting Common

Wanting has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Prep

Definitions
Noun
1

The state of wanting something; desire.

"Her expression showed her deep longing for home."

In plain English: Wanting is being too poor to buy something you need.

"She expressed her wanting for more time with family before moving away."

Verb
1

present participle of want

"The empty cupboard was left wanting, signaling that we had run out of food again."

In plain English: Wanting means to really desire something so much that you wish for it right now.

"She is wanting to go home after such a long day at work."

Adjective
1

nonexistent

"the thumb is absent"

"her appetite was lacking"

2

inadequate in amount or degree

"a deficient education"

"deficient in common sense"

"lacking in stamina"

"tested and found wanting"

3

That wants or desires.

"The plant is showing signs of needing more water, so it is certainly wanting attention."

Prep
1

Without, except, but.

"The old coat was torn and wanting buttons."

Example Sentences
"She expressed her wanting for more time with family before moving away." noun
"Her constant wanting for attention made it hard to talk to her honestly." noun
"The manager blamed his failure on the team's unwanted wanting of responsibility." noun
"There is no excuse for being in a state of perpetual wanting while others work hard." noun
"She is wanting to go home after such a long day at work." verb
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Origin

The word wanting comes from the Middle English verb want, meaning to lack or be deficient, combined with the suffix -ing. It entered modern usage as a standard form for describing a state of neediness rather than simply indicating an action in progress.

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