suffix, na-adjective
looking as if one wants to ...; looking eager to ...
Attaches to the -masu stem of a verb to describe someone's appearance or manner as seeming to want to do that action. Often used in casual or colloquial speech.
彼は何か言いたげにこちらを見ていた。
He was looking this way as if he wanted to say something.
彼女は泣きたげな顔をしていた。
She had a face that looked like she was about to cry.