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lackings

lackings is the plural of lacking.

Meaning of lacking

Noun

lacking (plural lackings)

  1. The absence of something that is desirable or otherwise ought to be present.
    • Cagliostro, however, whatever his moral lackings, did not lack spirit; he was not the man to succumb to this kind of coercion.1914, Sax Rohmer, The Romance of Sorcery
    Synonyms:
    lack

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Questions about lackings

What is lackings the plural of?
Lackings is the plural of lacking.

Words near lackings in the dictionary

  1. Lackie
  2. lackies
  3. lacking
  4. lackingly
  5. lackingness
  6. lackings
  7. lackland
  8. lacklands
  9. lacklatin
  10. lacklatins
  11. lackless

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