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wanting no part of

wanting no part of is the present participle and gerund of want no part of.

Meaning of want no part of

Verb

want no part of (third-person singular simple present wants no part of, present participle wanting no part of, simple past and past participle wanted no part of)

  1. to not want to be involved in.
    • When I die I don't want no part of heaven / I would not do heaven's work well / I pray the devil comes and takes me / To stand in the fiery furnaces of hell1995, Bruce Springsteen, “Youngstown”, in The Ghost of Tom Joad

Questions about wanting no part of

What is wanting no part of the present participle and gerund of?
Wanting no part of is the present participle and gerund of want no part of.

Words near wanting no part of in the dictionary

  1. wanties
  2. wantin'
  3. wanting
  4. wanting for nothing
  5. wanting in
  6. wanting no part of
  7. wanting one's bumps feeling
  8. wanting one's bumps felt
  9. wanting out
  10. wanting to know
  11. wantingly

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