longing
Meaning
-
present participle and gerund of long
Synonyms
ardent desire
wishful
eager desire
nervous
excessive desire
evil wish
human passion
lustful desires
ardent wish
striving after
desircus
full of desire
razbliuto
desiderium
liquorish
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɒŋɪŋ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English longynge, langynge, langand, from Old English langiende, from Proto-Germanic *langōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *langōną (“to desire, long for”), equivalent to long + -ing (present participle ending).
New
long
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- Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
- Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
- (informal) Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
- Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
- Travelling or extending too great a distance in space.
- Travelling or extending too great a distance in space.
- Having great duration.
- Seeming to last a lot of time, due to being boring, tedious, tiring, irksome, etc.
- Not short; tall.
- Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities, or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting from an expected rise in their value.
- Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
- Of betting odds, offering a very large return for a small wager.
- Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
- (slang) In great supply; abundant.
- (slang) Clipping of taking a long time.
- (slang) stupid; annoying; bullshit
- (slang) serious; deadly.
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