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longing¹

  • /ˈlɒŋɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/ US
  • /lɑŋɪŋ/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɒŋɪŋ

Where it comes from

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

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of long

adjective more longing · most longing

    longing²

    • /ˈlɒŋɪŋ/ UK
    • /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/ US
    • /lɑŋɪŋ/ cot caught merger

    Rhymes with -ɒŋɪŋ

    Where it comes from

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

    noun longings

    1. An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire. all natural lovings and longings
    2. The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise.

    Similar: yearning

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