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desiring

[/dɪˈzaɪərɪŋ/]
verb (present participle/gerund)
desejando
1. wanting something or someone intensely; wishing for
She is desiring a better life for her children.
Ela está desejando uma vida melhor para seus filhos.
2. feeling a strong wish or longing for something
He kept desiring recognition for his work.
Ele continuava desejando reconhecimento pelo seu trabalho.
3. expressing sexual or romantic attraction
The poem spoke of desiring true love.
O poema falava em desejar o verdadeiro amor.
NYC Slang
wanting badly, thirsty for
Synonyms
wantingwishingcravinglonging foryearning for
Antonyms
rejectingrefusingdecliningavoiding

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
desejando
standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
desejando
standard usage, sometimes colloquially 'querendo'
São Paulo
desejando
standard usage
Portugal
desejando
standard usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

desiring after one's own heart
stop desiring and start doing
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