2. Noun. A yearning for; a want ¹
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Definition of Desiring
1. desire [v] - See also: desire
Lexicographical Neighbors of Desiring
Literary usage of Desiring
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1913)
"The Court of Appeals certified to the Supreme Court the following question for
decision: "If one desiring to purchase a stock of merchandise In bulk demands ..."
2. The Spectator: With Sketches of the Lives of the Authors, an Index, and by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1853)
"... he has been nonplussed on a sudden by Mr. Dry's desiring him to inform the
company what it was that he endeavoured to prove. ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"[We must request correspondents desiring information en family matters of only
private interest, to affix their names and addresses to their queries, ..."
Other Resources:
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