- present perfect progressive of desire (3rd person singular).
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 Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich
