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[lawng-ing, long-]

long·ing

[lawng-ing, long-]
noun
1.
strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
2.
an instance of this: a sudden longing to see old friends.
adjective
3.
having or characterized by persistent or earnest desire: a longing look.

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Longingly is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English langung; see long2, -ing1

long·ing·ly, adverb
long·ing·ness, noun


1. aspiration. See desire. 3. desirous, yearning.


1. apathy.

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longing (ˈlɒŋɪŋ)
 
n
1.  a prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
 
adj
2.  having or showing desire or need: a longing look
 
'longingly
 
adv

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