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Longing vs Thirsting - What's the difference?

longing | thirsting | Related terms |

Longing is a related term of thirsting.


As verbs the difference between longing and thirsting

is that longing is while thirsting is .

As nouns the difference between longing and thirsting

is that longing is an earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire while thirsting is the situation of having a thirst for something.

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

    thirsting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The situation of having a thirst for something.
  • * Jonathan Edwards