Desiring: meaning, definitions and examples

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desiring

 

[ dษชหˆzaษชษ™rษชล‹ ]

Verb / Noun
Context #1 | Verb

feeling

Having a strong feeling of wanting something. It is a strong wish or longing for something.

Synonyms

coveting, craving, longing, yearning

Examples of usage

  • He was desiring a peaceful life away from the city.
  • She had always been desiring to travel the world.
Context #2 | Noun

psychology

A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.

Synonyms

craving, longing, want, wish

Examples of usage

  • Her desiring for success drove her to work hard.
  • The desiring for love is a common human emotion.

Translations

Translations of the word "desiring" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น desejando

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‡เคšเฅเค›เคพ เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช verlangend

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ menginginkan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฑะฐะถะฐัŽั‡ะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ pragnฤ…cy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆฌฒใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ (yokushite iru)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท dรฉsirant

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ deseando

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท arzulayan

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฐˆ๋งํ•˜๋Š” (galmanghaneun)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฑุงุบุจ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ touลพรญcรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ tรบลพiaci

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆธดๆœ›็š„ (kฤ›wร ng de)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ poลพelen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รพrรก

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะฐะปะฐัƒัˆั‹

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒกแƒฃแƒ แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ arzulayan

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ deseando

Etymology

The word 'desiring' comes from the Middle English word 'desiren', which in turn comes from the Old French 'desirer', meaning 'to long for'. The concept of desire has been present in human culture and literature for centuries, exploring the complex emotions and motivations behind our wants and longings.

See also: desirability, desirable, desired, desires, undesirability, undesirable, undesired.

Word Frequency Rank

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