They looked with longing toward freedom.
She cast a look of longing at the shop window.
She never told anyone about her secret longings.
Recent Examples on the WebPlay-acting and role-playing, of course, can sometimes reveal deeper longings, especially those the conscious mind has refused to entertain.—Meghan O'Gieblyn, WIRED, 29 Apr. 2024 Professions of love and longing, within perpetual scrolls of direct messages or texts, are frequent.—Maya Salam Maya Salam, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for longing
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of longing was
before the 12th century
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