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Longing vs Hungering - What's the difference?

longing | hungering | Synonyms |

Longing is a synonym of hungering.


As verbs the difference between longing and hungering

is that longing is while hungering is .

As nouns the difference between longing and hungering

is that longing is an earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire while hungering is the condition of one who hungers.

longing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
  • The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise

    • Synonyms

    * yearning

    Related terms

    * long

    See also

    * desire * miss

    hungering

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The condition of one who hungers.
  • * John Bunyan
    • He findeth, moreover, revealed in him the Saviour of the world, and the absolute necessity of closing with him for life; at the which he findeth hungerings and thirstings after him; to which hungerings, etc., the promise is made.