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longing nounlonging adjective longinglong‧ing /ˈlɒŋɪŋ $ ˈlɒːŋɪŋ/ noun [singular, uncountable]   - The piece lacks the desperate longing of the composer's other works.
- But men can come to terms with their suppressed longings.
- For a moment, she ached with longing - then, just as suddenly, revolted against them.
- Gentle longings, spoken in such plain and honest words, must not be permitted to remain unanswered.
- Other people can not fill the inner longing for recognition that is sought.
- She could have wept for the agony of raw longing that burned through her.
- She had a sudden desperate longing to relive last night - at least, the part up until when they had said goodnight.
- Surely, there is nothing unusual about our own inchoate longings.
- Weasel, whipped in a taut ball of his longing licked Hilde's obstinate body with yellow gazes.
a feeling that you want to do or have something► desire especially written a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wanting to do something, especially something important, which makes you try very hard to have it or do it: desire to do something: · Young children have a keen desire to learn and succeed.desire for: · After so many years of war, there was a great desire for peace.a strong/keen/burning desire: · Young Peryoux left home for Paris, armed with a guitar, and a burning desire to succeed. ► wish formal something that you want to happen, especially when this is very important to you: · His last wish was that his body should be buried in his home town.somebody's dearest/greatest wish (=the thing they want most of all): · She always wanted to see her grandchildren again - it was her dearest wish. ► longing/yearning a very strong and long-lasting desire for something that you are unlikely to get - used especially in stories and literature: longing/yearning for: · She felt a great longing for the sights, sounds and smells of home.· The story gives a sensitive account of Paul's innocent yearning for love and affection.longing/yearning to do something: · At 18 I had a strong yearning to leave my small town, and see the world. ► craving a very strong and uncontrollable desire to have something that you think about all the time, especially food, attention, or a drug: · After a week without smoking, the craving began to disappear.craving for: · The symptoms include a craving for sweet foods. ► lust a very strong desire to have something, such as money or power, that can make you do evil things to get what you want: lust for: · Throughout his career he was motivated by a lust for power.· Her lust for money is insatiable. ► appetite a strong desire to have something regularly or do something regularly: appetite for: · He has a tremendous appetite for hard work.insatiable appetite (=extremely strong appetite): · The public has an insatiable appetite for scandal and political controversy.whet somebody's appetite (=make it stronger): · The dangers of the climb up Mt. Washington only whetted our appetite for more adventure. ► temptation a strong desire to do something, even though you know it is wrong, dangerous, unnecessary etc: temptation to do something: · There is always a temptation to blame others for your own problems.resist the temptation (=not do something, even though you want to): · Resist the temptation to get involved. After all, it's not your problem.give in to temptation (=to do something, after trying not to): · In the end, he gave in to temptation, and lit his first cigarette in five days. ► compulsion an extremely strong desire, usually an unreasonable one, that is difficult or impossible to control: · The patient had a compulsion that caused him to wash his hands 20 or 30 times a day.compulsion to do something: · He felt a sudden compulsion to laugh out loud. VERB► feel· All she could see was Andrew, and all she could feel was her longing for him.· It had been easy to be friends when she hadn't felt this sudden urgent longing for him.· Even though your knees trembled and your heart fluttered and you felt weak with longing, how could you melt, knowing that?· Glancing at his figure, Laura felt the old longing for him twist like a knife in her stomach. a strong feeling of wanting something or someone:  She looked back with longing on the good old days.longing for His heart was filled with longing for Cynthia.longing to She felt a longing to throw herself into his arms.longing nounlonging adjective longinglylong‧ing‧ly /ˈlɒŋɪŋli $ ˈlɒːŋ-/ adverb - Jack looked longingly at the cookies.
- Adults spoke longingly of real coffee, since even the watery liquid brewed from burnt chicory was not regularly available.
- Apparently not, for now she was gazing longingly at the pool, then at Liz.
- As Christmas approached our thoughts turned frequently and longingly to our wives and children.
- He looks longingly at the teapot and the tiny red cups.
- I looked longingly at the bed, but it was a double bed.
- Neptina Jones, 25, stares at Jakhaila longingly.
- People spoke longingly of what they would eat if only they could.
- She looked at the bracelet again longingly.
► thought longingly She thought longingly of returning to Paris. ► look/gaze longingly at somebody/something He looked longingly at the tray of cakes. VERB► gaze· Apparently not, for now she was gazing longingly at the pool, then at Liz. ► look· He looks longingly at the teapot and the tiny red cups.· I looked longingly at the bed, but it was a double bed.· Turning the back-door key, she looked longingly at the lavatory door. ► think· Oh, if only she looked more like Paula! she thought longingly.· She thought longingly of Hugh Puddephat's rooms in Oxford.· She had thought longingly of the candle left behind in Guy's chamber, but had known better than to mention it. in a way that shows that you want someone or something very much: She thought longingly of returning to Paris.look/gaze longingly at somebody/something He looked longingly at the tray of cakes.—longing adjective |