verb

needing

verb

Present participle of need — currently requiring or lacking something necessary.

"Needing a ride to the airport, she called her brother."

"The garden is badly needing rain after this dry spell."

How to Use Needing

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe -ing form of "need," used when something is required right now or an action is ongoing.

Memory tip

Use "needing" after another verb or at the start of a sentence to explain a reason, e.g. "Needing cash, he sold his bike."

Common pairings

needing help needing attention badly needing

needings plural

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_____ a ride to the airport, she called her brother.

feeding weeding seeding bleeding breeding speeding receding exceeding preceding proceeding succeeding inbreeding