# desiring

Pronunciation: say "di-ZY-ring" /dɪˈzaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of desire. — present participle and gerund of desire
   - Simple: The -ing form of desire. Use it to name the state or describe a noun, but rarely after is or are.
   - _Desiring recognition, he worked late into nearly every night._
   - _The committee, desiring consensus, postponed the vote until spring._

## Noun

2. A yearning for something; a want.
   - Simple: A strong wish or longing for something you want to have.
   - _The poem captures a restless desiring that no possession can quiet._
   - _Her desiring of approval drove every decision she made at work._

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