strong desire; yearning
Origin of longing
see long feeling or showing a yearning
noun
The definition of longing is a strong desire.
An example of longing is a child day dreaming everyday about going to Disneyland.
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longing
noun
A strong persistent yearning or desire, especially one that cannot be fulfilled.
Related Forms:
- long′ing·ly
adverb
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Verb
- Present participle of long.
Noun
(plural longings)
- An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
- The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise
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Sentence Examples
- It was strange sitting beside him and longing for him to come back.
- A tiny voice whispered a warning about the longing that consumed her.
- He lowered his head to her neck, breathing in her scent with a mix of longing and anger.
- Apparently he saw the longing there, because he slowly leaned down and kissed her lips.
- Sometimes, she heard longing in his voice, the same yearning she experience for him.
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Words near longing in the dictionary
- longing
- longingly
- longings
- longinquity