covet
verb (used with object)
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others.
coveting
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present participleof covet.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The kit he’s currently coveting is Qatar Airways’ collaboration with Diptyque, full of beauty offerings from the French perfumer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
But Fernandes is not one for coveting individual awards.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
The coveting provides a welcome distraction — even a bit of hope.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
Now he is vying for votes in a military-managed poll starting on Sunday, coveting the former seat of the country's best known political prisoner -- Aung San Suu Kyi.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
I figured he’d choose the big ones—like her secretly saving up for three years in a row to buy him that expensive plane saw he was coveting over at Sears.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
