lacking

Meaning of lacking

verb
  1. To be without, to need, to require.
    My life lacks excitement.
  2. To be short (of or for something).
    He'll never lack for company while he's got all that money.
  3. To be in want.
  4. To see the deficiency in (someone or something); to find fault with, to malign, reproach.

noun

The absence of something; a lack.

adjective
  1. Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).
    This cheese is lacking in pungency.
  2. Not carrying a firearm.
    Are you packing or lacking?

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Hyphenation of lacking

lack-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • lacking is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

lacking synonyms

Meaning missing:

missing, nonexistent, wanting

Meaning deficient:

deficient, wanting

Anagrams of lacking

calking

Words that rhyme with lacking

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