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Coveting

To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.

📖 Definitions of "Coveting"

verb
  1. 1

    To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.

  2. 2

    To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).

  3. 3

    To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.

noun
  1. 1

    The act of one who covets.

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