lusting

present participle of lust

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lusting
Verb
  • After copulating, the two males lay immobile on the seafloor as the female swam away.
    Jack Guy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There are two sleeping areas in the Berra.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The photo shows the dog curled up onto a pillow, sleeping soundly and securely.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Patel has nonetheless accused Wray of lying and argued that the former FBI director's handling of questions from lawmakers obscured key facts.
    Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Sure that the man had returned to kill him, Zeek grabbed the gun lying near the curb where it was dropped.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Fruit flies drown themselves in booze when deprived of mating opportunities.
    Big Think, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The video shows two male sharks mating with a female in quick succession, according to Storyful.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For engineers, all this means coupling MLOps with DevOps by integrating retraining triggers, model validation steps and performance degradation alerts directly into deployment pipelines.
    Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The steering coupling bolt may have been improperly tightened, allowing the steering coupling to loosen from the steering rack.
    James Powel, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Lusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lusting. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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