longing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
    hungriness; yearning.
  2. verb desire strongly or persistently
    yearn; long; hanker.

WordNet


Long"ing noun
Definitions
  1. An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest wish; an aspiration.
    Put on my crown; I have immortal longings in me. Shak.

Webster 1913