longing

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She knew that he wanted to go; she knew that this longing was always in him, behind his unchanged trudging and remarks about the weather.

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  1. noun A strong persistent yearning or desire, especially one that cannot be fulfilled.

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  • But the longing is there all the same, and when I see the big steamers out in the harbor and realize that they are coaling for home , I just want to steal aboard and stay there. —  The Lady of the Decoration
  • (“Call you me fair?—that fair again unsay!”) The frustration, the bitterness, the longing were all there. —  Lovers, Make Moan - Gladys Mitchell-Bradley 60
  • Man's need for a Savior began the moment we tried to be like God, and throughout human history this longing is the seed that births all great stories - both fiction and non fiction. —  The Pile I'm Standing In
  • This longing is the beginning of the deeper change. —  Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation
  • If Mina wanted somebody to agree with her present mood about Harry Tristram, her longing was abundantly gratified. —  Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House
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yearning ·  yearn ·  regret ·  aspiration ·  imaginings ·  craving ·  restlessness ·  urge ·  crave ·  sadness ·  adoration ·  thirst

Used in the same contextWord Family

longing:   long ·  longest ·  longer ·  longed ·  longs
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