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longingly

[ UK /lˈɒŋɪŋli/ ]
[ US /ˈɫɔŋɪŋɫi/ ]
ADVERB
  1. in a yearning manner
    he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word `Exit'

How To Use longingly In A Sentence

  • Their impetus of drunken fun ranges from the longingly somber to the deepest screams.
  • John gazes longingly at her but never dreams of making a move, despite his wife's spiral into self-absorbed hostility.
  • He has a lazy, matey sort of north London accent, longingly smokes each cigarette, as if it is his last, and has an acerbic wit, usually directed against himself.
  • He stared longingly outside, wishing to be out there among the people, taking a brisk walk in the city.
  • Why do we wait upon the shoreline and look longingly towards the horizon?
  • Ling Yi propped her chin on the desk, staring longingly at the phone.
  • I told him I wanted to marry him (the Chef) but I think he may have been gay because he kept looking at Gil longingly, which is probably a good thing because I would weigh 300 pounds if I married him because everything he made was orgasmic. Miss-k2 Diary Entry
  • She consented that the village maiden should manufacture yeast, both liquid and in cakes; and should brew a certain kind of beer, nectareous to the palate, and of rare stomachic virtues; and, moreover, should bake and exhibit for sale some little spice-cakes, which whosoever tasted would longingly desire to taste again. The House of the Seven Gables
  • He looked longingly at the pastries sitting on the counter.
  • If you're a fan of vampires, but don't want to see high school kids staring longingly at each other before taking vows of chastity, then we highly recommend that you tune in for this adult-oriented "bawd" ville horror-fest. IGN TV
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