Longing

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster

Longing - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

LONG'ING, ppr. Earnestly desiring; having a craving or preternatural appetite.

LONG'ING, n. An eager desire; a craving or preternatural appetite.

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Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

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