Longingly
adverb
In a way showing a strong desire or a sense of yearning for somebody or something.
She looked longingly at the delicious chocolate cake on the table, but she was on a diet.
Often appears as...
- look longingly
- stare longingly
adverb
In a way showing a strong desire or a sense of yearning for somebody or something.
She looked longingly at the delicious chocolate cake on the table, but she was on a diet.
Often appears as...
- look longingly
- stare longingly
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional charge
Conveys deep emotions, showing that someone wishes for something intensely and with feeling.
She glanced longingly at the old photographs, missing her childhood.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical expression
Often paired with verbs related to looking, to emphasize the yearning expressed through someone's gaze.
He gazed longingly at the horizon, hoping for a glimpse of the returning ship.
Pro Tip 3/3Not literal
Used figuratively to describe a deep wish or desire, not necessarily involving physical distance or touch.
They spoke longingly of the vacation they wished they could afford.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional charge
Conveys deep emotions, showing that someone wishes for something intensely and with feeling.
She glanced longingly at the old photographs, missing her childhood.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical expression
Often paired with verbs related to looking, to emphasize the yearning expressed through someone's gaze.
He gazed longingly at the horizon, hoping for a glimpse of the returning ship.
Pro Tip 3/3Not literal
Used figuratively to describe a deep wish or desire, not necessarily involving physical distance or touch.
They spoke longingly of the vacation they wished they could afford.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional charge
Conveys deep emotions, showing that someone wishes for something intensely and with feeling.
She glanced longingly at the old photographs, missing her childhood.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical expression
Often paired with verbs related to looking, to emphasize the yearning expressed through someone's gaze.
He gazed longingly at the horizon, hoping for a glimpse of the returning ship.
Pro Tip 3/3Not literal
Used figuratively to describe a deep wish or desire, not necessarily involving physical distance or touch.
They spoke longingly of the vacation they wished they could afford.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 162 PIPE...
every now and again you see lions and leopards looking up at vultures as they're flying because the vultures can attract them or guide them to food but you never I've never noticed any any animal kind of longingly looking into the sky thinking wow that looks like a cartoon character oh that looks like
Video examples
New ways to understand...
business and how did you how did you sustain the change that these budgets then meant for kind of your work it just seems like you're describing and Manas that many governments would kind of aspire to longingly but not
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Quote examples
Alice Walker
American Author
I think that wealthy white people would like to have a country that resembles the Fifties, when all the minorities were tucked away in ghettos and paid in very low wages but on the surface it was very bright and shiny and free and the rest of the world would look on it longingly.
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Thomas Frank
American Author
In small towns, bored teenagers turn their eyes longingly to the exciting doings in the big cities, pining for urban amenities like hipster bars and farmers' markets and indie-rock festivals. Like everyone else, they want the vibrant and they will not be denied.
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Nellie Bly
American Journalist
I have watched patients stand and gaze longingly toward the city they in all likelihood will never enter again. It means liberty and life; it seems so near, and yet heaven is not further from hell.
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Laurie Helgoe
American Psychologist
A shy kid might look longingly at other kids playing in the schoolyard, afraid and unsure about how to approach them, but an introvert is perfectly content on her own.
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Chris Borland
American Athlete
I enjoyed playing, and I've got a full and happy life now, so it's not like I'm looking back longingly at my time in football.
Quote examples
Alice Walker
American Author
I think that wealthy white people would like to have a country that resembles the Fifties, when all the minorities were tucked away in ghettos and paid in very low wages but on the surface it was very bright and shiny and free and the rest of the world would look on it longingly.
Quote examples
Thomas Frank
American Author
In small towns, bored teenagers turn their eyes longingly to the exciting doings in the big cities, pining for urban amenities like hipster bars and farmers' markets and indie-rock festivals. Like everyone else, they want the vibrant and they will not be denied.
Quote examples
Nellie Bly
American Journalist
I have watched patients stand and gaze longingly toward the city they in all likelihood will never enter again. It means liberty and life; it seems so near, and yet heaven is not further from hell.
Quote examples
Laurie Helgoe
American Psychologist
A shy kid might look longingly at other kids playing in the schoolyard, afraid and unsure about how to approach them, but an introvert is perfectly content on her own.
Quote examples
Chris Borland
American Athlete
I enjoyed playing, and I've got a full and happy life now, so it's not like I'm looking back longingly at my time in football.
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