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Rarecoveting
The correct spelling is coveting.
How to pronounce coveting
verb
Say it like: Cov-eti-ng
The correct spelling is coveting. To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
- 2.To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
- 3.To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.
noun
- 1.The act of one who covets.
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