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longing

[lawng-ing, long-]

noun

  1. strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant.

    filled with longing for home.

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  2. an instance of this.

    a sudden longing to see old friends.



adjective

  1. having or characterized by persistent or earnest desire.

    a longing look.

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longing

/ ˈɒŋɪŋ /

noun

  1. a prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. having or showing desire or need

    a longing look

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • longingly adverb
  • longingness noun
  • ˈDzԲԲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of longing1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English langung; equivalent to long 2 + -ing 1
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Synonym Study

See desire.
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Example Sentences

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My first thought was: How do I emotionally get on my knees and do the very best I can to present something that these people have been longing for?

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The collective longing for a sturdier system, currently molting in tradwife TikToks and behind the paywall of Andrew Tate’s Hustlers University, is supported by a scaffolding of legitimate critique.

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"But if it happens, it won't be from a place of sadness and longing for what I wish I could have. It will just be a celebration now."

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Tuchman: Knowing we couldn’t reunite June and Hannah, it was heartbreaking because we’re certainly aware of how much the audience was longing for that.

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A feeling of betrayal - and also a sense of longing for what was once shared but is now being lost.

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