ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Desiring

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /dɪˈzaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Desiring is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of desire.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of desire.

More Meanings

  1. A yearning for; a want.

Example Sentences

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

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include want, hope, trust, wanting, desirous, wishing.

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