LONGING


Meaning of LONGING in English

(~s)

If you feel ~ or a ~ for something, you have a rather sad feeling because you want it very much.

He felt a ~ for the familiar...

Imelda spoke of her ~ to return home...

N-VAR: oft N for n, N to-inf

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