Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: longing  long-(g)ing [N. Amer], lóng-(g)ing [Brit]
  1. Prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
    "she was sick with longing";
    - yearning, hungriness
Verb: long  long [N. Amer], lóng [Brit]
  1. Desire strongly or persistently
    "She longed for a reunion with her family";
    - hanker, yearn, pant [informal]

Derived forms: longings

Type of: desire, want

Encyclopedia: Longing, The

Long, Max