adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
gaze
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Apparently not, for now she was gazing longingly at the pool, then at Liz.
look
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He looks longingly at the teapot and the tiny red cups.
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I looked longingly at the bed, but it was a double bed.
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Turning the back-door key, she looked longingly at the lavatory door.
think
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Oh, if only she looked more like Paula! she thought longingly .
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She thought longingly of Hugh Puddephat's rooms in Oxford.
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She had thought longingly of the candle left behind in Guy's chamber, but had known better than to mention it.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Jack looked longingly at the cookies.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Adults spoke longingly of real coffee, since even the watery liquid brewed from burnt chicory was not regularly available.
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Apparently not, for now she was gazing longingly at the pool, then at Liz.
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As Christmas approached our thoughts turned frequently and longingly to our wives and children.
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He looks longingly at the teapot and the tiny red cups.
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I looked longingly at the bed, but it was a double bed.
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Neptina Jones, 25, stares at Jakhaila longingly .
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People spoke longingly of what they would eat if only they could.
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She looked at the bracelet again longingly .