want
verb (used with object)
to feel a need or a desire for; wish for.
am wanting
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present progressiveof want (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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An email from August the following year reads: "I am feeling very traumatised and alone. I am wanting to work for you at organising your houses."
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Fertility is a sensitive subject for me in general, but my partner is close to his aunt, and I am wanting your advice on how to handle my anxiety and anger around seeing Kirsten again.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2020
But I am wanting to keep myself armed with talking points if this comes up again … as it inevitably will.
From Slate
‘How else could I be finding the one I am wanting in a hurry?’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
"I am wanting to speak of Walton Hurst, the heir of 'Norston's Rest.'"
From Norston's Rest by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
