Associations to the word «Longing»

Wiktionary

LONGING, verb. Present participle of long
LONGING, noun. An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
LONGING, noun. The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise

Dictionary definition

LONGING, noun. Prolonged unfulfilled desire or need.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley