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Striving vs Desiring - What's the difference?

striving | desiring |

As verbs the difference between striving and desiring

is that striving is present participle of lang=en while desiring is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between striving and desiring

is that striving is effort; the act of one who strives while desiring is a yearning for; a want.

striving

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Effort; the act of one who strives.
  • * 2007 , Steve Talbott, Devices of the Soul (page 192)
    • Do we really want all those strivings and contrivings—all those thoughts and assumptions someone has cleverly etched into the hardware and software we are using—to remain invisible?

    desiring

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A yearning for; a want

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