covet
verb (used with object)
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others.
is coveting
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present progressiveof covet (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A universal issue for so many people is coveting what they don't have or imagining that what someone else has, it would be a happier existence.
From Salon ● May 9, 2023
He possesses everything that the rest of the world is coveting.
From The Man-Wolf and Other Tales by Erckmann-Chatrian
But she is coveting her little brother’s playthings besides, and seems cross because she cannot have his horse and stable, and little cart.
From Child-Land Picture-Pages for the Little Ones by Richter, M.
