longingly

• Adverbe décrivant une manière d'agir avec un désir fort, souvent teinté de nostalgie ou de mélancolie. Il exprime un sentiment d'aspiration profonde ou d'envie intense envers quelqu'un ou quelque chose.

An adverb describing the manner of doing something with a strong, often wistful, desire or yearning. It conveys a sense of deep emotional longing or craving for someone or something.

1. In a yearning mannerB2formal

   In a way that shows a strong desire or wish for something.

   avec un désir ardent

   • She looked longingly at the chocolate cake in the window.
   • He stared longingly at the photograph of his hometown.
   • They spoke longingly of their childhood summers by the sea.

   Synonymeshungrilywistfullyyearningly

   Antonymesapatheticallyindifferently