longing
/ˈlɒŋɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण लॉंगिंग
लालसा, तड़प, चाह
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[U, C] ~ (for sb/sth) | ~ (to do sth)
a strong feeling of wanting something or somebody
लालसा, तड़प, चाह
- a longing for home
- She felt a longing for the sea.
- He felt a deep longing for the mountains of his childhood.
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- There was longing in her eyes as the train pulled away.
- The soldier wrote letters full of longing for his family.
- A longing to travel grew stronger with each passing year.
Synonyms yearning craving desire hankering pining
Opposite indifference aversion dislike
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?Which word?
Keep the desire words together: longing, yearning (a strong, often sad wish), craving (a strong wish, especially for food), hankering (a wish that will not go away), nostalgia (longing for the past).
इच्छा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: longing, yearning (तीव्र, प्रायः उदास चाह), craving (तीव्र इच्छा, विशेषकर भोजन की), hankering (न जाने वाली इच्छा), nostalgia (अतीत की लालसा)।
§Grammar and usage
A longing for sth; long for sth or to do sth ('She longed to see her parents').
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: 'a longing for sth'; 'long for sth' या 'to do sth' ('She longed to see her parents')।