noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A need.

   "[…] the pinching of the Penis in young Children, upon their Needings to the urinary Excretion […]"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of need form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

appetitivearrestedbankruptbankrupt inbare ofbereft

Example

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"I have suffered through everything sour, but found nothing more bitter than needing people."

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