(longingly)
121“Providence“ — Poem (52 lines in quatrains); written on September 26, 1924. First published in the Brooklynite (November 1924); rpt. Brooklynite(May 1927); rpt. Californian(Summer 1937). The poem was written for a meeting of the Blue Pencil Club on the… …
122longing — noun a yearning desire. adjective having or showing a yearning desire. Derivatives longingly adverb …
123eagerly — adv 1. ardently, keenly, enthusiastically, avidly, zealously; zestfully, lively, with zest, with relish, with gusto, Inf. to beat the band, Sl. up a storm; quickly, swiftly, expeditiously, with dispatch; promptly, readily, willingly, at the drop… …
124longing — [ˈlɒŋɪŋ] noun [C/U] a strong feeling of wanting someone or something longingly adv …
125fantasied — fan•ta•sied [[t]ˈfæn tə sid[/t]] adj. 1) cvb conceived of in or as a fantasy; imagined; storied 2) dreamt of or hoped for; longingly imagined 3) cvb Obs. filled with fantasy or fancy; imaginative or whimsical • Etymology: 1555–65 …
126longing — /ˈlɒŋɪŋ/ (say longing) noun 1. prolonged, unceasing, or earnest desire. 2. an instance of it. –adjective 3. characterised by or showing an earnest desire: a longing look. –phrase 4. be longing for, to yearn for. {long2 + ing1} –longingly …
127leer — [n/v] look at longingly eye, eyeball*, gloat, goggle*, ogle, smirk, sneer, squint, stare, wink; concept 623 …
128nostalgic — [adj] longingly remembering cornball*, down memory lane*, drippy*, homesick, like yesterday*, lonesome, longing, mushy*, regretful, sappy*, sentimental, sloppy, syrupy*, wistful, yearning; concepts 403,529 …
