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long·ing
 longing
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- pronunciation:
- lawng
Ing
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noun |
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A longing is a strong desire for something that is difficult or impossible to have.
My grandmother is living with us now, but she says she sometimes has a longing for her old house.- synonyms:
- desire, wish
- similar words:
- appetite, hope, hunger, mind, passion, thirst, want
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| related words: |
ambition, desire, hope, hunger, mind, passion, thirst, urge, want |
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| derivation: |
longingly (adv.) |
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