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View definitions for longing

longing

adjective as in desirous

noun as in strong desire

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He sought refuge in the church to escape his own carnal longings and found condemnation everywhere, including in the mirror.

Nostalgia, meanwhile, is the feeling of longing for the past - with an item triggering memories.

From BBC

Over a bar piano and later behind closed doors, they bond over an affinity for rural songs thick with hardship, ardor and longing.

The National Guard was called out in lots of places and did very little to reduce the tension, but despite the blatant longings of the guy in the White House, also didn’t make things worse.

From Salon

Scenes depict Ms Ming's desperate wait by the phone, longing for it to ring with news her daughter been found.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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