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longingly

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long·ing  (lôngng, lng-)
n.
A strong persistent yearning or desire, especially one that cannot be fulfilled.
longing·ly adv.
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Adv.1.longingly - in a yearning manner; "he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word `Exit'"
yearningly
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Spanish longingly [ˈlɔŋɪŋlɪ] adv → con ansia
French longingly [ˈlɔŋɪŋlɪ] adv → avec désir or nostalgie
German longingly [ˈlɔŋɪŋlɪ] long adv → sehnsüchtig
Italian longingly [ˈlɔŋɪŋlɪ] adv → con desiderio (or nostalgia)
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Sometimes he looked longingly at his mother, and sometimes he looked longingly at the window.
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
Nevertheless, by the time I had buried the last of my companions my stock of provisions was so small that I hardly thought I should live long enough to dig my own grave, which I set about doing, while I regretted bitterly the roving disposition which was always bringing me into such straits, and thought longingly of all the comfort and luxury that I had left.
The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context
He looked longingly through the window at the green of the forest; but he was too weak to make the leap that would be needed to reach the ground.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
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