wanting
/ˈwɑntɪŋ/
adjectiveprepositionnoun
That wants or desires.
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ENABLE
Adjective 3 meanings
That wants or desires.
Absent or lacking.
Deficient.
Preposition 2 meanings
Without, except, but.
Less, short of, minus.
Noun 1 meaning
The state of wanting something; desire.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, wantand, equivalent to want + -ing.
WANTING at a glance
WANTING has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (W 4 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,035 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with wanting
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
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