was desiring
- past progressive of desire.
Example Sentences
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Ḥuseyn himself was not commissioned to offer Ḳurratu'l 'Ayn as a member of the new society, but the Bāb 'knew what was in man,' and divined what the gifted woman was desiring.
From The Reconciliation of Races and Religions by Cheyne, Thomas Kelly
He, a prince of the Church, was desiring to be a navvy for a space during which he could be unconditionally active.
From The Pastor's Wife by Arnim, Elizabeth von
There was a general disinclination indeed to push matters to either extreme, a general shrinking from the persecution which the Catholic called for as from the destruction which the Protestant was desiring.
From History of the English People, Volume IV by Green, John Richard
Upon arrival at his house my friend stepped out of the ruck and, with the utmost composure, asked if it was true that I was desiring to be driven to Argelès.
From Jonah and Co. by Yates, Dornford
"Ah!" he exclaimed; "the very man I was desiring to see."
From The Sowers by Merriman, Henry Seton
