desire
verb (used with object)
has been desiring
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present perfect progressiveof desire (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Ever since the War, the Govern-ment has been desiring to avoid this loss.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Shame, Boris Pavlovich," and aloud, "Niel Andreevich, Borushka has been desiring to present himself to you for a long time."
From The Precipice by Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov
