• (a.) Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in exertion. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Want Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/wanting/
Want'ing adjective Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting ; I shall not be wanting in exertion. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/6