longing
[noun]
Synonyms: desire, ambition, aspiration, craving, hope, itch, thirst, urge, wish, yearning, yen (informal)

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I. long‧ing /ˈlɒŋɪŋ $ ˈlɒːŋɪŋ/ noun [singular, uncountable]
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.

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II. See main entry: longingly

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longing
noun
ADJ. deep, desperate, great, intense, overwhelming, passionate, terrible, wild She had a desperate longing to go back.
sudden | hopeless | nostalgic, wistful a wistful longing for the past
physical, sexual
VERB + LONGING be filled with, be full of, feel, have He felt an overwhelming longing to hear her voice again.
PREP. ~ for his intense longing for privacy

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