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Pining vs Longing - What's the difference?

pining | longing |

As verbs the difference between pining and longing

is that pining is present participle of lang=en while longing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between pining and longing

is that pining is the act of one who pines while longing is an earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.

pining

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who pines.
  • * Ann Radcliffe
    • the sullen pinings of discontent

    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