Words that rhyme with longing

  • awning
    n 1: a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun [syn: awning, sunshade, sunblind]
  • belonging
    n 1: happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging"
  • hanging
    n 1: decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings" [syn: hanging, wall hanging] 2: a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead; "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment" 3: the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" [syn: suspension, dangling, hanging]
  • suffix
    n 1: an affix that is added at the end of the word [syn: suffix, postfix] v 1: attach a suffix to; "suffix words" [ant: prefix]
  • upbringing
    n 1: properties acquired during a person's formative years 2: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" [syn: breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing]
  • yawning
    adj 1: gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something; "the yawning mine shaft"; "a yawning abyss" 2: with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness; "a yawning congregation" 3: showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation" [syn: drowsy, oscitant, yawning(a)] n 1: an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy" [syn: yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy]
  • cliffhanging
  • mudslinging
  • overhanging
  • prolonging
  • thronging
  • tonguing
  • wronging
  • yawing
  • bonging
  • straphanging

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