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wanting out

wanting out is the present participle and gerund of want out.

Meaning of want out

Verb

want out (third-person singular simple present wants out, present participle wanting out, simple past and past participle wanted out)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To desire to leave, quit or escape a specific situation, relationship, commitment, or project.
    • After six months in a tedious desk job, Anna wants out.
    Antonyms:
    want in

Questions about wanting out

What is wanting out the present participle and gerund of?
Wanting out is the present participle and gerund of want out.

Words near wanting out in the dictionary

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

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