Long and Pining

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Long

Long verb - Desire strongly or persistently.
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Pining and long are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Pining" with "Long", this verbs are similar.
Nearby Word: longed

Pining

Pining noun - A strong wish for something.
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Long and pining are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Long" instead a verb "Pining".
Nearby Word: pined

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  • All Love Is Unrequited Later parodied when Sonja's mopey cousin Natasha lists a long string of her acquaintances who are all pining after each other.
    Source: All Love Is Unrequited
  • Human Mom, Non-Human Dad Aegnor's refusal becomes rather funny since he ended up dying long before Andreth, and they remain apart but forever pining for each other even in death.
    Source: Human Mom, Non-Human Dad
  • Widow's Weeds The Beatles recorded "Baby's in Black," about a man pining after a woman who "dresses in black" long after her lover's death.
    Source: Widow's Weeds
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