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Wanting

/ˈwɒntɪŋ/

To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.

📖 Definitions of "Wanting"

verb

1
To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.
"What do you want to eat? I want you to leave. I never wanted to go back to live with my mother."
2
(in particular) To wish, desire or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.
"Danish police want him for embezzlement."
3
To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
"You can leave if you want."
4
(usually second person, often future tense) To be advised to do something (compare should, ought).
"You’ll want to repeat this three or four times to get the best result."

adjective

preposition

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
deficientnoun	Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
missingnoun	Not present when it (they) should be.
nonexistentnoun	Not existent or existing; not real.
lackingnoun	Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
absentverb	(reflexive) To keep (oneself) away.
missingnoun	Not present when it (they) should be.
deficientnoun	Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
inadequatenoun	Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
lackingnoun	Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).
nonexistentnoun	Not existent or existing; not real.
desireverb	To want; to wish for earnestly.
desiringnoun	A yearning for; a want.
wishingnoun	a specific feeling of desire
willingnessnoun	The state of being willing
tryingnoun	Difficult to endure; arduous.
willverb	(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.
lookingverb	as the last part of compound adjectives: relating to or having the appearance of.
seekingnoun	The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.
poorverb	(transitive, rare) Synonym of impoverish, to make poor.
hopingverb	(rare) Filled with or inspiring hope.
attemptingverb	To try.
intendingnoun	(philosophy) The process by which one intends something; intention.
requestingverb	(transitive or with a subjunctive clause) To ask for (something).
wannanoun	"Wanna" is a song by South Korean girl group Kara from their second studio album, Revolution.