D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Longing

/lông'-ĭng/ · Long·ing · IPA /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
01 n. An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest wish; an aspiration.
  1. 1.
    An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest wish; an aspiration.
    “Put on my crown; I have immortal longings in me.” Shak.