desiderating

verb

present participle of desiderate
as in craving
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy a wide gulf between what they desiderate and what they deserve

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desiderating
  1. craving
  2. wanting
  3. enjoying
  4. desiring
Verb
  • Nirvana hit this moment like manna falling in the desert — these three Seattle brats were everything the new Nineties kids were craving.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026
  • La Gradiva will be in theaters on December 18, just when your body is craving the Italian sun the most.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of craving
Verb
  • Beyond wanting reform of existing religious options, these various sects differed greatly from each other.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Romantic and financial motive Prosecutors have focused on Flynn’s romantic and financial motive for wanting to kill his wife and get away with it.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of wanting
Verb
  • Three gunmen barged into a small house in an impoverished neighborhood in South Africa and opened fire on a group enjoying a party inside, killing at least 11 people including a pregnant woman, police and local authorities said Wednesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Another shot showed Meghan, McKee Zajfen and Meghan’s longtime friend Marcus Anderson enjoying a game of mahjong and glasses of wine in the backyard.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of enjoying
Verb
  • But, like a libertine desiring undiscovered pleasures, his appetite for new sensations only seemed to grow with time.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Simply desiring to change the United States’ habit of waging war has not been enough to change it.
    — Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of desiring
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