longing

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/ˈlɒŋɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To take a long position in.

verb

To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)“She longed for him to come back.”

verb

To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.

verb

To belong.

noun

An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise

Related words

Synonyms

ache yearn yearning desire aspiration wish ambition eagerness feeling nostalgia willingness homesickness envy sense lust quest empty

Associated

companionship unrequited loneliness melancholy affection beloved sorrow homeland regret

Rhymes

belonging wronging prolonging thronging twanging bonging belong ing chong hing long hung ong hing

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