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longing
[lawng-ing, long-]
noun
strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant.
filled with longing for home.
Synonyms:Antonyms:an instance of this.
a sudden longing to see old friends.
adjective
having or characterized by persistent or earnest desire.
a longing look.
Synonyms: ,
longing
/ ˈɒŋɪŋ /
noun
a prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
adjective
having or showing desire or need
a longing look
Other 51Թ Forms
- longingly adverb
- longingness noun
- ˈDzԲԲ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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?
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.
"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."
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.
A feeling of betrayal - and also a sense of longing for what was once shared but is now being lost.
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