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longing

/ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/ sustantivo B2

En español: añoranza, anhelo

  1. An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
  2. The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise.

Plural longings

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De la biblioteca

They talked of his sister, his friends, his house, his fruit, of everything but himself; yet Elizabeth was longing to know what Mrs.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 306 · B2
The Huntsman wished to have the fish, and their owner experienced an equal longing for the contents of the game-bag.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 32 · B2
Now the Wicked Witch had a great longing to have for her own the Silver Shoes which the girl always wore.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 88 · B2
“Why, it is just such a chance as you have been longing for.”
A Study in Scarlet, p. 25 · B2

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