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- DictionaryLong·ing/ˈlôNGiNG/
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"
The meaning of LONGING is a strong desire especially for something unattainable : craving. How to use longing in a sentence.
A longing is a strong feeling of need or desire for someone or something. If you're stuck in detention and all of your friends are outside enjoying a sunny day, you might be looking out the window with longing.
a feeling of wanting something or someone very much: He gazed at her, his eyes full of longing. a longing look. a longing for his homeland. Synonyms. desire (WANT) yearning. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feelings of desire. appetite. caprice. carnality. carnally. compulsion. desperation. entitled. hankering. hunger. impulse buy.
noun. strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home. Synonyms: aspiration. Antonyms: apathy. an instance of this: a sudden longing to see old friends.
1. strong, persistent desire or craving, esp. for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home. 2. an instance of this: a sudden longing to see old friends. adj. 3. characterized by earnest desire: a longing look. [before 1000] long′ing•ly, adv. syn: See desire.
If you feel longing or a longing for something, you have a rather sad feeling because you want it very much. He felt a longing for the familiar. [ + for] Imelda spoke of her longing to return home. [ + to-infinitive] I was overwhelmed with longing for those innocent days of early childhood.
Longing definition: A strong persistent yearning or desire, especially one that cannot be fulfilled.
longing. noun. /ˈlɒŋɪŋ/. /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/. [countable, uncountable] a strong feeling of wanting something/somebody. longing (for somebody/something) a longing for home. longing (to do something) She was filled with longing to hear his voice again. He was filled with romantic longings.
A complete guide to the word "LONGING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Definition of longing. as in desire. a strong wish for something by four o'clock in the afternoon, I usually experience a strong longing for chocolate. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. desire. craving. thirst. urge.
