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Definition of longing in English: longingnoun ˈlɒŋɪŋˈlɔŋɪŋ A yearning desire. Miranda felt a wistful longing for the old days mass noun a tale of love and longing Example sentencesExamples - The longings and legitimate desires for approval, acceptance and understanding are cut off.
- The seven surviving letters from the period detail these attempts and betray unfulfilled longing.
- They combine in her mind, and she feels intense longing.
- The longing for a proper home grows stronger and stronger with each passing day.
- Suddenly Guinevere was overtaken by an intense longing for companionship.
- I personally feel there is a deep longing for intimacy and friendship among the young.
- I particularly liked the way they felt free to express their feelings and longings through the anonymity of their letters.
- Genesis 2 implies that God made humanity male and female to satisfy the human longing for companionship.
- He had a gift for expressing the longings and anxieties of his contemporary audiences.
- The longing for comfort, for deep intimacy, impels the divorced to rush back into a married state.
- Her poetry is nostalgic and betrays her own longing for her beloved homeland.
- This looking backward and preference for bygone days involved more than nostalgic or homesick longings.
- She'd suffered the same longing for companionship.
- I heard their despair and their longings to be freed to return to the life they once enjoyed.
- These are among the most powerful expressions of human dreams and hopes, ideals and longings.
- Give yourself the breathing room necessary to feel your deepest longings and desires.
- Maybe it is about trying to satisfy a deep longing in the wrong ways.
- Their university days are always recalled with a nostalgic longing.
- It signifies the love and longings of the women who make it.
- Our longings go beyond the need for food, clothing and shelter.
Synonyms yearning, pining, craving, ache, burning, hunger, thirst, itch, urge, lust, hankering, need, eagerness, zeal, covetousness wish, fancy, desire, want hope, aspiration, dream informal yen
adjective ˈlɒŋɪŋˈlɔŋɪŋ attributive Having or showing a yearning desire. Example sentencesExamples - Of course, there are a lot more pratfalls, comedic lines, wacky mishaps and longing glances, but you get the picture.
- Aspirations and longing feelings colour your reasoning but your power of concentration might be impaired.
- Being famous for something just isn't necessary in his rather longing eyes.
- Trey smiled at her apologetically before turning and shooting a longing glance over his shoulder.
- Throwing my own vehicle a last, longing glance in the Ford tester parking lot, I resigned myself to a long week.
- She cast one more longing look at the tempting bed before she walked to the window.
- A longing glance at the lemonade jug told her it was empty.
- Sarah would shoot longing looks and bright smiles in Ryan's direction, and Ryan would never notice.
- However, that didn't stop her from throwing longing glances at it over her shoulder as she continued on.
- She had a longing look on her face as she stared at the dress.
- I saw him because I understood exactly what was being reflected in that longing gaze of his.
- The second aspect is the trust of desire, or longing trust.
- Rebecca looked up into his eyes as he took one last longing look at her.
- With one last longing glance to the colorful forests, I followed.
- She gazed back at the couple in her rear view mirror, a wistful, longing expression in her blue-green eyes.
- After one longing look down the path, she turned around, and started running back the way she'd come.
- After one last longing look at a photo, he blew out the candles.
- He gave her one last longing glance, grabbed his duster, and walked out the door.
- Prayer meetings are moving where there is a longing desire and yearning for answers from heaven.
- He got up and went out, with one last longing look back.
Synonyms yearning, desirous, pining, craving, hungry, thirsty, hankering, avid, covetous wishful, hopeful, wistful
Definition of longing in US English: longingnounˈlôNGiNGˈlɔŋɪŋ A yearning desire. Miranda felt a wistful longing for the old days his tale of love and longing with infinitive a longing to be free Example sentencesExamples - Their university days are always recalled with a nostalgic longing.
- It signifies the love and longings of the women who make it.
- Suddenly Guinevere was overtaken by an intense longing for companionship.
- The longings and legitimate desires for approval, acceptance and understanding are cut off.
- Maybe it is about trying to satisfy a deep longing in the wrong ways.
- Our longings go beyond the need for food, clothing and shelter.
- I personally feel there is a deep longing for intimacy and friendship among the young.
- Her poetry is nostalgic and betrays her own longing for her beloved homeland.
- The longing for comfort, for deep intimacy, impels the divorced to rush back into a married state.
- The longing for a proper home grows stronger and stronger with each passing day.
- These are among the most powerful expressions of human dreams and hopes, ideals and longings.
- I heard their despair and their longings to be freed to return to the life they once enjoyed.
- Genesis 2 implies that God made humanity male and female to satisfy the human longing for companionship.
- This looking backward and preference for bygone days involved more than nostalgic or homesick longings.
- They combine in her mind, and she feels intense longing.
- He had a gift for expressing the longings and anxieties of his contemporary audiences.
- She'd suffered the same longing for companionship.
- The seven surviving letters from the period detail these attempts and betray unfulfilled longing.
- I particularly liked the way they felt free to express their feelings and longings through the anonymity of their letters.
- Give yourself the breathing room necessary to feel your deepest longings and desires.
Synonyms yearning, pining, craving, ache, burning, hunger, thirst, itch, urge, lust, hankering, need, eagerness, zeal, covetousness
adjectiveˈlôNGiNGˈlɔŋɪŋ Having or showing a yearning desire. Example sentencesExamples - Prayer meetings are moving where there is a longing desire and yearning for answers from heaven.
- The second aspect is the trust of desire, or longing trust.
- He got up and went out, with one last longing look back.
- After one longing look down the path, she turned around, and started running back the way she'd come.
- However, that didn't stop her from throwing longing glances at it over her shoulder as she continued on.
- A longing glance at the lemonade jug told her it was empty.
- After one last longing look at a photo, he blew out the candles.
- Trey smiled at her apologetically before turning and shooting a longing glance over his shoulder.
- He gave her one last longing glance, grabbed his duster, and walked out the door.
- Throwing my own vehicle a last, longing glance in the Ford tester parking lot, I resigned myself to a long week.
- I saw him because I understood exactly what was being reflected in that longing gaze of his.
- Being famous for something just isn't necessary in his rather longing eyes.
- She had a longing look on her face as she stared at the dress.
- She gazed back at the couple in her rear view mirror, a wistful, longing expression in her blue-green eyes.
- With one last longing glance to the colorful forests, I followed.
- Aspirations and longing feelings colour your reasoning but your power of concentration might be impaired.
- Sarah would shoot longing looks and bright smiles in Ryan's direction, and Ryan would never notice.
- She cast one more longing look at the tempting bed before she walked to the window.
- Of course, there are a lot more pratfalls, comedic lines, wacky mishaps and longing glances, but you get the picture.
- Rebecca looked up into his eyes as he took one last longing look at her.
Synonyms yearning, desirous, pining, craving, hungry, thirsty, hankering, avid, covetous
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