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Webster 1913 Edition


Longing

Long′ing

,
Noun.
An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest wish; an aspiration.
Put on my crown; I have
immortal
longings
in me.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition


Longing

LONG'ING

,
ppr.
Earnestly desiring; having a craving or preternatural appetite.

LONG'ING

,
Noun.
An eager desire; a craving or preternatural appetite.