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How to pronounce lust in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms crave, hunger, starve, thirst
Type of desire, want
Type Words
Synonyms lecherousness, lustfulness
Type of concupiscence, eros, physical attraction, sexual desire
Derivation lusty
Type Words
Synonyms luxuria
Type of deadly sin, mortal sin
Derivation lusty

Examples of lust

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There are 20 million lonely souls in America searching for love and lust online.
From the forbes.com
A lust for pleasure and leisure has been blamed for bringing down civilisations.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Most marketing people lust after the hero case study with big brand recognition.
From the badlanguage.net
The fanatical monk Savonarola is raging from the pulpit against lust and luxury.
From the time.com
Burger lust, according to Ryan, won't slow down even after the economy improves.
From the chron.com
Their lone bond was a guy with a five o'clock shadow and a lust for antiquities.
From the usatoday.com
Over stimulate their minds with lust so they cannot hear that still small voice.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
In this day and age, people can lust after most anything, physical or otherwise.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
They are so in love or lust they don't want to see impending financial problems.
From the nzherald.co.nz
More examples
  • Crave: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
  • Lecherousness: a strong sexual desire
  • Self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)
  • (lustful) lubricious: characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man"
  • (lustful) lascivious: driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies"
  • (lustful) vigorously passionate
  • Lust is a craving for sexual intercourse, which can sometimes assume a violent or self-indulgent character. In the three major Abrahamic religions, it is considered a sin.
  • Lu00FCst is a surname, and may refer to:
  • Student television in the United Kingdom is about students from universities and colleges around the United Kingdom producing and publishing video content independently, operating in a similar fashion to a small television station. Student television stations exist all around the United Kingdom.