- present participle of lack.
lacking
Example Sentences
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Many animals can also focus their attention despite lacking a highly developed prefrontal cortex.
From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026
Suspension would have focused on immigrants lacking legal status but not necessarily been limited to them.
From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026
“This falsehood-ridden article is based on intentionally misleading rumors and is completely lacking any support or evidence.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
This is not because Rubio has suddenly discovered some font of charm he was previously lacking.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
As described by William Julius Wilson in his book When Work Disappears, the overwhelming majority of African Americans in the 1970s lacked college educations and had attended racially segregated, underfunded schools lacking basic resources.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing lacking
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