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finding wanting

finding wanting is the present participle and gerund of find wanting.

Meaning of find wanting

Verb

find wanting (third-person singular simple present finds wanting, present participle finding wanting, simple past and past participle found wanting)

  1. Show to be not good enough.

Questions about finding wanting

What is finding wanting the present participle and gerund of?
Finding wanting is the present participle and gerund of find wanting.

Words near finding wanting in the dictionary

  1. finding religion
  2. finding the gap
  3. finding the gaps
  4. finding the net
  5. finding time
  6. finding wanting
  7. findings
  8. findjan
  9. findjans
  10. Findlater
  11. Findlay

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