wanting

[US]/'wɒntɪŋ/
[UK]/'wɔntɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. kulang; hindi sapat
prep. walang; kulang
v. kulang; nangangailangan
Word Forms
Present Participlewanting

Example Sentences

they weren't wanting in confidence.

Hindi sila nagkulang sa kumpiyansa.

an hour wanting 15 minutes.

Isang oras na kulang ng 15 minuto.

a letter wanting a stamp

Isang sulat na nangangailangan ng selyo.

mandibles are wanting in many of these insects.

Ang mga mandibles ay kulang sa maraming insekto.

Wanting courage, nothing can be done.

Kung walang tapang, walang magagawa.

His book, while truthful, is wanting in excitement.

Ang kanyang libro, kahit na tapat, ay kulang sa excitement.

he'd kept on at her, wanting her to go out with him.

Pinipilit niya siya, gusto niyang lumabas kasama niya.

there were moorings for boats wanting passage through the lock.

mayroong mga panindigan para sa mga bangka na gustong dumaan sa lock.

editorials accusing the government of wanting to gag the popular press.

mga editorial na sinisisi ang gobyerno na gustong patahimukin ang popular na pamamahayag.

What’s all this I hear about you wanting to leave?

Ano ang lahat ng naririnig ko na gusto mong umalis?

You'll find us all wanting to make friends with you.

Makikita mo kaming lahat na gustong makipagkaibigan sa iyo.

appraised his character and found him wanting;

Sinuri ang kanyang karakter at natagpuang kulang;

I had the fishing inspector wanting to see my licence — I was done like a dinner.

May isang inspector ng pangingisda na gustong makita ang aking lisensya—tapos na ako, parang hapunan.

Wanting to do him dirt, she sent his wife a poison-pen letter.

Gustong sirain siya, nagpadala siya ng liham na may lason sa kanyang asawa.

It’s no thanks to you that we arrived on time—you kept wanting to stop!

Hindi dahil sa iyo na nakarating kami sa oras—paulit-ulit mo na lang gustong tumigil!

Not wanting to be called an easy marker, the teacher graded the essays severely.

Ayaw mapagtawag na madaling magbigay ng marka, mahigpit na tinasa ng guro ang mga sanaysay.

The boy must be feeling better, and he's been wanting up all day.

Siguro ay mas maganda na ang pakiramdam ng bata, at gusto na niyang umakyat buong araw.

The goal of executing a perfect layback is more conducive to flow than wanting to burn off your partner or impress a spectator.

Ang layunin ng pagpapatupad ng isang perpektong layback ay mas nakakatulong sa daloy kaysa sa paghahangad na sunugin ang iyong kapareha o humanga sa isang manonood.

Such achievements should have brought lasting fame – but, as Farmelo illustrates, Dirac made things difficult for those wanting to lionise him.

Ang mga ganitong tagumpay ay dapat sana ay nagdulot ng pangmatagalang katanyagan—ngunit, gaya ng ipinapakita ni Farmelo, ginawang mahirap ni Dirac para sa mga nagnanais na i-idolo siya.

Has old Z met a ghost?Old z has designed that perhydrol constitutes fuel , that has been a pretty difficult thing in wanting to let perhydrol dissolve to fringe benefit.

Nakakita na ba si Old Z ng multo?Dinisenyo ni Old Z na ang perhydrol ay bumubuo ng gasolina, na naging isang medyo mahirap na bagay sa pagpayag sa pagtunaw ng perhydrol sa benepisyo.

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