want
verb (used with object)
to feel a need or a desire for; wish for.
were wanting
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past progressiveof want.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"When I started in food policy 40 years ago, people were wanting this."
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023
Among the reasons some smaller and mid-sized banks gave for the forecast were wanting to take less risk and worries about deposit outflows.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2023
“The most rational-minded folks were wanting to pump the brakes on what felt like a runaway train,” said Geoff Duncan, the Republican lieutenant governor of Georgia, who was referring to Mr. Walker’s campaign.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
“I had thought perhaps they were wanting to change things a bit more,” Silkin says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
My pups were wanting to get to the coon so badly that they were hard to hold.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
