"needing" meaning in English

See needing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: needings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːdɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} needing (plural needings)
  1. A need.
    Sense id: en-needing-en-noun-xbNZ1uHE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13

Verb

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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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