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longing meaning
EN
[ˈlɒŋɪŋ]
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Longing
Longing may refer to:
Longing (emotion) or desire
Longing (album), an unreleased 1974 album by Dusty Springfield
"Longing" (song), a 1995 song by X Japan
Longing (play), 2013 play by William Boyd based on two short stories by Anton Chekhov
Noun
PL
longings
PRE
longi-
SUF
-ing
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
.
Verb
present participle
of
long
.
More Examples
Used in the Middle of Sentence
Her friend threw the novels rather a
longing
look, then turned strongmindedly to the cabinet of belles lettres.
Meaning of
longing
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "longing" is a
noun
, more specifically, a
countable noun
. It's also a
verb
, more specifically, a
verb form
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Nouns
Countable nouns
Verbs
Verb forms
Participles
Present participles
Difficultness: Level 1
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Definiteness: Level 4
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Definite ➨ Versatile
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