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longing

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adjective

longing

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verb

present participle of long

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of longing
Noun
Photo by Lance Asper/Unsplash Powder-white snow certainly adds an element of magic to travel, but sometimes the long winter nights bring a sense of longing for what’s missing: sunshine. Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025 The nostalgic track fuses house music’s synth beats with an emo twist on plena’s traditional Afro-Puerto Rican guitar sounds, capturing the longing for a life chapter that still holds a special place in memory. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025 Writer/director Sachs’ extraordinary new movie never breaks from the pair, and at times becomes like a documentary about the greatness of the actors themselves, Mozart possessing the soundtrack as Sachs and cinematographer Alex Ashe take longing, lingering B-roll of the performers. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025 Death, the past, art, longing, all of it sent whirling and made current by the two paintings. Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for longing 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for longing
Noun
  • Villa’s confidence comes from Emery’s desire to provide a stable environment for players who have lost their way.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Ranging from a simple desire for a sigh, nod, or caress to a more complex wish for advice, empathy, or anticipation for what’s needed pronto, a bid is our most powerful and vulnerable attempt at asking for love.
    Michael Alcée, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Chromium may influence food intake, hunger, and fat cravings, but research shows no significant effect on weight loss.67 Despite limited research on berberine for weight loss, even fewer studies exist on other supplements.
    Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025
  • For instance, a single shot of buprenorphine costs more than $1,200 and cuts cravings for a month.
    Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Those include a daffy retriever, a headstrong capybara, a covetous lemur and a mysterious bird, as well as glimpses of more fantastical creatures.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
  • No actor has played him with as much reptilian cruelty and covetous flair as Andrew Scott, either.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • As expected, his leaders set a strong tone for the type of work ethic, professionalism and unquenchable thirst for improvement his players adopted throughout the season.
    Mike Jones, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Many people gave up, longing to end the hunger and thirst and cold, and just sat down, where they were shot by the guards.
    Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Genomic sequencing, which deciphers the entire viral genome, is more ambitious.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Please, Baby, Please — the more ambitious of the two — boasted the return of Demi Moore, bringing her into the arthouse and paving the way for her career resurgence as the star of The Substance.
    Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Physical therapists and researchers break down our urge to fidget and offer office-friendly ways to satisfy the need for movement.
    Margaret Cirino, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Avoid calling unknown numbers back: Resist the urge to call the number back.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But Gaza — marked by decades of bloodshed — is a uniquely volatile addition to the roll call of lands whose sovereignty and assets have come under Trump’s restless eye.
    Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
  • His output is alluded to in the film’s atmospheric credit sequence, in which a restless, scratchy charcoal pencil attacks white paper, the claustrophobia of which is intensified by the director’s intimate use of Academy ratio.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Symptoms of a severe deficiency include brittle hair and nails, frequent bouts of illness, mood changes and trouble thinking, and hunger and weakness.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, more than 700 million people were impacted by hunger every day, according to the U.N.’s report.
    Lucy Handley, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025

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“Longing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longing. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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