- (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Long.
- (n.) An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest wish; an aspiration.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "longing" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/longing/definitions/2028771> |