What does lacking mean?
Definitions for lacking
lack·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word lacking.
Princeton's WordNet
deficient, lacking(p), wanting(p)(adj)
inadequate in amount or degree
"a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"
lacking, absent, missing, wanting(adj)
nonexistent
"the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"
Webster Dictionary
Lacking
of Lack
Anagrams for lacking »
calking
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lacking in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lacking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of lacking in a Sentence
House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford:
When it comes to leadership, it simply has been lacking, i have worked with a Democratic governor at first and then a Republican governor, Mark Sanford. He would pick battles all the time but he would also invite Democrats to the governor's mansion to talk about issues. He would come to talk to our caucus meetings. She doesn't do any of that.
They really don’t get the training in medical school to appropriately advise parents on this, parents think the pediatricians know, but pediatricians are lacking in sign language and in raising a deaf child. So this is a problem.
Ma's always been criticized from outside for lacking an edge. I didn't see it that way tonight, liu Guoliang set Liu Guoliang emotions free.
I just have this strong belief now as I meet rural, white Americans, as I meet rural black Americans, we have so much of the common pain but we're lacking the sense of common purpose.
There is direct correlation between a society lacking in artistic vision to lack of social conscience, i.e., crime, poverty, and senseless, violent atrocities, materialism.
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- تفتقر إلىArabic
- chybíCzech
- manglerDanish
- fehltGerman
- λείπειGreek
- careciendoSpanish
- فاقدPersian
- puuttuvaFinnish
- manqueFrench
- कमीHindi
- hiányzóHungarian
- kurangIndonesian
- carenteItalian
- נָטוּלHebrew
- 欠けていますJapanese
- deestLatin
- ontbrekendDutch
- manglerNorwegian
- brakujePolish
- em faltaPortuguese
- lipsitRomanian
- не хватаетRussian
- saknasSwedish
- குறைTamil
- ขาดแคลนThai
- eksikTurkish
- не вистачаєUkrainian
- کمیUrdu
- thiếu xótVietnamese
- פעלנדיקYiddish
- 不Chinese
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