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long·ing
 longing
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- pronunciation:
- lawng
Ing
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noun |
| definition: |
a strong and lasting desire.
Since childhood, he has had a longing to travel to Africa.- synonyms:
- desire, wish
- similar words:
- appetite, aspiration, hankering, hope, hunger, lust, mind, passion, thirst, want, yen
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| related words: |
ambition, aspiration, desire, hope, hunger, mind, pang, passion, thirst, urge, want, yen |
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| derivation: |
longingly (adv.) |
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