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   Long·ing

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   noun

   • 1. a yearning desire: "Miranda felt a wistful longing for the old days"

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a yearning desire: "her longing eyes"

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   What does longing mean?

   • Need even more definitions? Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of LONGING is a strong desire especially for something unattainable : craving. How to use longing in a sentence.

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   What is the logic of longing?

   • Longing is a response to a felt sense of absence, emptiness or of being unfulfilled. Construed in this way, however, the logic of longing seems to exhibits significant overlaps with a range of other basic affective phenomena such as desires, needs, strivings, cravings—and even hunger and appetite.

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   What is longing in psychology?

   • In simple terms, longing could be defined as a phenomenon that involves an intense yearning to remove the distance (physical, temporal, emotional, spiritual) between the self and something deemed important to the subject (McGraw, J, 2000).

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   What is a state of longing?

   • In a state of longing, the self is pulled outwards, in a lengthening of itself beyond its boundaries, prompted by a state of not feeling complete, of not feeling at ease with itself. Longing is a response to a felt sense of absence, emptiness or of being unfulfilled.

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   The meaning of LONGING is a strong desire especially for something unattainable : craving. How to use longing in a sentence.

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   Definition of longing adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define longing. longing synonyms, longing pronunciation, longing translation, English dictionary definition of longing. n. A strong persistent yearning or desire, especially one that cannot be fulfilled. long′ing·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,...

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   noun. us / ˈlɔŋ·ɪŋ/ Add to word list. a feeling of wanting something or someone very much: He gazed at her, his eyes full of longing. (Definition of longing from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of longing. in Chinese (Traditional) 渴望，嚮往，期望… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 渴望，向往，期望… See more.

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   Oct 15, 2022 · Definition of longing. Synonyms for longing. She cast a look of longing at the shop window. They looked with longing toward freedom. She never told anyone about her secret longings. That longing to know more led to a road trip in the summer of 2019. Audra D. S. Burch, New York Times , 15 Oct. 2022.

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   noun. us/ˈlɔŋ·ɪŋ/. Add to word listAdd to word list. a feeling of wanting something or someone very much: He gazed at her, his eyes full of longing. (Definition of longing from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   Longing is a response to a felt sense of absence, emptiness or of being unfulfilled. Construed in this way, however, the logic of longing seems to exhibits significant overlaps with a range of other basic affective phenomena such as desires, needs, strivings, cravings—and even hunger and appetite.