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noun

Longing n. An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest wish; an aspiration. "Put on my crown; I have immortal longings in me."

verb

Long v. i. (past & past part. longed; pres. part. longing)

To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; followed by an infinitive, or by for or after. "I long to see you." "I have longed after thy precepts." "I have longed for thy salvation." "Nicomedes, longing for herrings, was supplied with fresh ones... at a great distance from the sea."

To belong; used with to, unto, or for. (Obs.) "The labor which that longeth unto me."

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Etymology of 'Longing'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Longing" Quotes from Famous Books

... murmur passed through the room, a sigh of longing, an expression of assent. And little Christie whispered softly to himself, "Like to go there! ay, that I would, me ...

— Christie's Old Organ - Or, "Home, Sweet Home" • Mrs. O. F. Walton

... please," she said, slowly. And then she studied his face with sober earnestness—with almost wistful longing. But she shook her head presently, and sighed; and a moment later had ...

— Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work • Edith Van Dyne

... glimpses which we get in the Gospel story of the longing heart of Jesus. He loved deeply, and sought to be loved. He was disappointed when he failed to find affection. He welcomed love wherever it came to him,—the love of the poor, the gratitude of those whom he had helped, the ...

— Personal Friendships of Jesus • J. R. Miller

... longing than the longing of a woman in certain condition. Now, the page noticed his lady's foot, which was delicately slippered in a little shoe of a delicate blue colour. She had angularly placed it on a footstool, since she was too high in the seneschal's chair. ...

— Droll Stories, Complete - Collected From The Abbeys Of Touraine • Honore de Balzac

... beautiful as Octavia—" she thought, "but she is very sweet—and her eyes—they have that same longing to be happy—" she sighed as she tiptoed clumsily out of the room and down the draughty stairway. She stood respectfully beside the Major's chair. "Monsieur," she said gravely, "does Miss Felicia know anything at all about all ...

— Little Miss By-The-Day • Lucille Van Slyke

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