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longin'

longin' is the pronunciation spelling of longing.

Meaning of longing

Noun

longing (plural longings)

  1. An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
    • all natural lovings and longings1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 132, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC
  2. The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise.

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What is longin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Longin' is the pronunciation spelling of longing.

Words near longin' in the dictionary

  1. longiloquence
  2. longiloquent
  3. longimanous
  4. longimetric
  5. longimetry
  6. longin'
  7. longing
  8. longing for
  9. longing mark
  10. longing marks
  11. longing off

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