Antonyms for lusting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : luhst |
| Phonetic Transcription : lÊŒst |
Definition of lusting
Origin :- Old English lust "desire, appetite, pleasure," from Proto-Germanic *lustuz (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Dutch, German lust, Old Norse lyst, Gothic lustus "pleasure, desire, lust"), from PIE *las- "to be eager, wanton, or unruly" (cf. Latin lascivus "wanton, playful, lustful;" see lascivious).
- In Middle English, "any source of pleasure or delight," also "an appetite," also "a liking for a person," also "fertility" (of soil). Sense of "sinful sexual desire, degrading animal passion" (now the main meaning) developed in late Old English from the word's use in Bible translations (e.g. lusts of the flesh to render Latin concupiscentia carnis [I John ii:16]); the cognate words in other Germanic languages tend still to mean simply "pleasure."
- verb desire strongly
- Among that mad, lusting horde you were so weak, so helpless, yet so hungry for love.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- They are lusting and longing for the things of this world, in which there is no profit.
- Extract from : « Wilford Woodruff » by Matthias F. Cowley
- Each man was lusting for all that was not his own; but free alms, where were they?
- Extract from : « The Coming of the Friars » by Augustus Jessopp
- I fear not uncleanness of meat, but the uncleanness of lusting.
- Extract from : « The Confessions of Saint Augustine » by Saint Augustine
- The real man was an arrogant autocrat, lusting for power and wealth.
- Extract from : « The Trail Horde » by Charles Alden Seltzer
- Try to change a man's heart that is palpitating with poison and lusting for more!
- Extract from : « Vanity, All Is Vanity » by Anonymous
- "I have never had the modern madness of lusting for gold; that is all," he told her.
- Extract from : « Daughter of the Sun » by Jackson Gregory
- Our two comrades nearest the door were down, and the angry mob, lusting for blood, burst into the room.
- Extract from : « For The Admiral » by W.J. Marx
- Snivins whimpered; and young Champion came up, lusting for battle.
- Extract from : « The Christmas Books » by William Makepeace Thackeray
- His wild spirit, lusting pleasure, seemed to burn with an instinctive flame of hate.
- Extract from : « Their Son; The Necklace » by Eduardo Zamacois
Synonyms for lusting
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