"lacking" meaning in English

See lacking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlækɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-lacking.ogg [US] Forms: lacking [positive], more lacking [comparative], most lacking [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc)
    Sense id: simple-lacking-en-adj-89oQdgQU

Verb

IPA: /ˈlækɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-lacking.ogg [US] Forms: lack [canonical], lacks [third-person, singular], lacked [past], lacked [past, participle], lacking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|lack}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of lack.
    Sense id: simple-lacking-en-verb-vHKQUrMF
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