Definitions for lacking

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lacking lack·ing

Spelling: [lak-ing]

IPA: /ˈlæk ɪŋ/

Lacking is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 163 anagrams from letters in lacking (acgikln).

Definitions for lacking

noun

1. deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
2. something missing or needed:

adjective

1. wanting; deficient:

preposition

1. being without; not having; wanting; less:

Verb phrases

1. lack in, to be short of or deficient in:

verb (used with object)

1. to be without or deficient in:
2. to fall short in respect of:

verb (used without object)

1. to be absent or missing, as something needed or desirable:

Origin of lacking

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at lack, -ing²

Examples for lacking

Mary's usual quickness was not lacking even now, in this period of extremity.

“The psychology of BDSM is lacking in other formal training regiments and interactions,” added Stella.

"He certainly is not lacking in audacity," thought Mr. Morgan.

lacking any sense of irony, Eldridge made campaign-finance reform a signature plank.

And not only are these gone, but we are lacking in a knowledge of Hebrew phraseology.

All these characteristics are lacking in the works after "Timon."

His only known run-in with the law was a 300-euro fine for failing to stop at the scene of an accident and lacking insurance.

Strapped for medical staff and lacking in the resources needed to treat the 5,338 suspected cases, the numbers are soaring.

His tweets and Instagram photos also seem to point to a clear motive, lacking in so many other school shootings.

He began to understand, for he was not lacking in intelligence.