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Definition of
longing adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
longing
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈlɔŋɪŋ
/
/
[
only before noun
]
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feeling or showing that you want something very much
He gave a longing look at the ice cream.
long‧ing‧ly
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adverb
We looked longingly toward the hills.
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