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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A yearning for; a want.

   "c. 1850-1869', Frederic Henry Hedge, "Easter Hymn" Hath the inhumated Upward aspiring, Hath he consummated All his desiring?"

Verb

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

appetitivedesirouseagerhopinglasciviouslibidinal

Example

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"True happiness consists of desiring little."

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