What (who) is lacking - definition
lacking
If something or someone is lacking in a particular quality, they do not have any of it or enough of it.
She felt nervous, increasingly lacking in confidence about herself...
Why was military intelligence so lacking?
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Lacking
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Lack.
lacking
adj.
1) badly, completely, sadly, totally, utterly lacking
2) lacking in (lacking in common sense)
Pronunciation examples for lacking
1. lacking.
The Empath's Survival Guide _ Judith Orloff, MD _ Talks at Google
2. sadly lacking.
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3. which is lacking.
2014 Nobel Peace Prize Recipient _ Kailash Satyarthi _ Talks at Google
4. you'd find yourself lacking.
Paying Our Rent to Earth _ Kris Tompkins _ Talks at Google
5. They're not lacking, OK?
Equality or Equity _ Jeff Duncan Andrade _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of lacking
1. Lacking stamina "I‘m lacking stamina," the 25–year–old said.
2. "But explanations are lacking at the White House." Well, those explanations are still lacking.
3. Stability ‘lacking‘ Israelis are lacking "that feeling of stability that now is no longer in our daily life.
4. CONSENSUS LACKING However, a clear consensus on how and when to move forward appeared to be lacking.
5. Consensus lacking However, a clear consensus on how and when to move forward appeared to be lacking.