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Definition of wanting : 1. Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in exertion.
2. of Want

Synonyms:

scatty, abstracted, barren, excess, full, devoid, shy, innocent, deficient, absence, big, under, absentminded, better, scarce

inadequate, defective, short, insufficient, remiss, needed, destitute, poor, incomplete, cut off, substandard

covetous, needing, grasping, pining, welcoming, coveting, craving, itching, lusting, thirsting, hungering, greedy, longing, envious, fancying, hankering

abstract, out, empty, truant, void, absent, away, no-show, omitted, vacant, missing, gone, nonexistent, departed, elsewhere, lacking

aspiring, relying, contemplating, trusting, yearning, anticipating, assuming, hoping, presuming, wishing, expecting, desiring, intending, awaiting, believing, dreaming of

bidding, seeking, petitioning, soliciting, urging, appealing, demanding, questioning, requisitioning, summoning, querying, pleading, requesting, inquiring, inviting, probing

defaulting, requiring

Usage examples:

• I'm not running after them- I'm wanting to find the folk who killed my cousin, and I only hope this young woman'll be able to give me a hand. - "The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation", J. S. Fletcher.
• " Why, Richard," says my lady, " you will be wanting no end of pretty things to take back to Maryland when you go. - "Richard Carvel, Volume 5", Winston Churchill.
• Lord Castlewell did think that there was something wanting in the manner in which he was treated by his bride. - "The Landleaguers", Anthony Trollope.