longing

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈlɒŋɪŋ/
• (America) IPA: /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/

Verb

1. present participle of long#English|long

Noun

longing (plural longings)

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

Synonyms

• yearning

Related terms

• long

Translations

• French: nostalgie
• German: Sehnsucht, Sehnen, Verlangen
• Italian: brama, nostalgia, desiderio, voglia, anelito, bramosia
• Portuguese: saudade for something absent only
• Russian: тоска́
• Spanish: añoranza

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