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longing

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?l????/
  • Rhymes: -????
  • (US) IPA(key): /?l?????/

Etymology 1

From Middle English longynge, langynge, langand, from Old English langiende, from Proto-Germanic *lang?ndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *lang?n? (“to desire, long for”), equivalent to long +? -ing (present participle ending).

Verb

longing

  1. present participle of long

Etymology 2

From Middle English longinge, langynge, from Old English longung, langung (“longing, desire”), from Proto-Germanic *langung?, gerund of Proto-Germanic *lang?n? (“to desire, long for”), equivalent to long +? -ing (gerund ending).

Noun

longing (plural longings)

  1. An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
  2. The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise
Synonyms
  • yearning
Related terms
  • long
Translations

See also

  • desire
  • miss

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aching

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?e?.k??/
  • Rhymes: -e?k??

Verb

aching

  1. present participle of ache

Adjective

aching (comparative more aching, superlative most aching)

  1. That aches; continuously painful.

Translations

Derived terms

  • achingly

Noun

aching (plural achings)

  1. The feeling of an ache; a dull pain.

Anagrams

  • Changi, Chiang, I-ch'ang, Ichang

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