longing
/ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/ noun B2- An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
- The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise.
Plural longings
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They talked of his sister, his friends, his house, his fruit, of everything but himself; yet Elizabeth was longing to know what Mrs.
The Huntsman wished to have the fish, and their owner experienced an equal longing for the contents of the game-bag.
Now the Wicked Witch had a great longing to have for her own the Silver Shoes which the girl always wore.
“Why, it is just such a chance as you have been longing for.”
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