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been longing
noun
An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
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Glamorgan's Craig Meschede told BBC Wales Sport: "It's been a fantastic day and it's a massive achievement for me, something I've been longing for for a long time.
We've been longing for a stay at these quaint inns and hotels all winter long and now they're ready to welcome us (and you) back.
This is the dish I've been longing to prepare.
I've been longing to swim with seals all summer.
I SUSPECT that our species has been longing for "smart homes" since prehistoric times.
When a local baby dies, it's the chance's he's been longing.
But, true to form, Capitol Hill missed what Democratic voters had been longing for.
For Waltz, it was the role he had been longing for.
This was the moment she'd been longing for but also dreading.
Similar(2)
Longing for retribution is longing for retribution.
(SUD + ASD 2) I was longing for a relationship for a long time, because that's the standard.
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