"needing" meaning in All languages combined

See needing on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: needings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːdɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} needing (plural needings)
  1. A need.
    Sense id: en-needing-en-noun-xbNZ1uHE

Verb [English]

Rhymes: -iːdɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} needing
  1. present participle and gerund of need Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: need
    Sense id: en-needing-en-verb-Y1esk0Nj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for needing meaning in All languages combined (1.2kB)

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