longing
noun /ˈlɒŋɪŋ/
/ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
[countable, uncountable]- a strong feeling of wanting something/somebody
- longing (for somebody/something) a longing for home
- longing (to do something) She was filled with longing to hear his voice again.
- He was filled with romantic longings.
- His voice was husky with longing (= sexual desire).
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2- She had a desperate longing to go back.
- a wistful longing for the past
- his intense longing for privacy
- human longing for truth and meaning
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- desperate
- great
- …
- be filled with
- be full of
- feel
- …
- longing for