ˈlȯŋiŋ, -ŋēŋ also ˈläŋ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English longing, langing, from Old English langung, from longian, langian to long + -ung -ing — more at long
: an eager desire especially for something remote or unattainable : craving
this first sight of him must answer for the amassed longings of 20 years — Anne S. Mehdevi
pined away with longing for ancient Greece — W.A.Kaufmann