- present participle of want.
wanting
Example Sentences
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“I used to have kind of a thing about pop music, like wanting to make pop music is lame,” she explains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Just wanting to be a part of that roll call is difficult.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Thank you to the many photographers, some of them freelancers who worked for no pay, just wanting to be part of the high school sports experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
On Thursday, the animal shelter held a silent auction among the four contenders who had come forward wanting to adopt him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Grandpa,” I said, “you’ve been wanting to see that hundred dollar monkey. Well, you’re looking at him. That’s Jimbo.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Vocabulary lists containing wanting
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