Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun longing

1 sense of longing

Sense 1
longing, yearning, hungriness -- (prolonged unfulfilled desire or need)
       => desire -- (the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb long

1 sense of long

Sense 1
hanker, long, yearn -- (desire strongly or persistently)
       => desire, want -- (feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room")