longing russian
жа́жда
thirst
thirst (for), craving, lust (for), longing
соску́читься
to begin to miss, to start longing for, to get homesick for
to become bored, to get bored
тоска́
melancholy, anguish, depression, grief
longing, yearning
boredom, ennui, weariness
жа́ждущий
craving, eager for, longing for, thirsting for
thirsty
тоскли́вый
sad, melancholy, gloomy
wistful, yearning, longing
изныва́ть
to languish, to pine, to be consumed (with longing)
to grow bored, to be bored to death
рву́щийся
striving, eager, keen, longing
tearing, ripping, fraying, breaking
тоску́ющий
longing, pining, yearning, melancholy
томле́ние
languor, lassitude, weariness
yearning, longing
torment, agony, anguish
cementation, annealing
истоскова́вшийся
longing, yearning, pining, homesick
жа́ждавший
thirsting, thirsty, longing, craving
соску́чившийся
missing (someone/something), homesick, longing
скуча́вший
bored, uninterested
missing (someone), longing for (someone)
стоскова́вшийся
pining, yearning, homesick, longing for
тоскова́вший
longing, yearning, pining, sad
родни́мый
dear, beloved, my own (often with a sense of belonging or longing)
алка́вший
hungering for, craving, longing for, yearning for
тужи́вший
grieving, mourning, longing for, pining for
тоскли́во
sadly, mournfully, gloomily
drearily, dully, bleakly
longingly, wistfully, yearningly
Examples
Це́лый век я провела́ взаперти, в одино́честве, желая освобожде́ния.
I spent an entire century locked away, in solitude, longing for freedom.
Его мучила неизбывная тоска по родине.
He was tormented by an unending longing for his homeland.
Она чувствовала неутолимую тоску по родине.
She felt an unquenchable longing for her homeland.
Женщина, затосковавшая по молодости, часто вспоминала прошлое.
The woman, longing for her youth, often reminisced about the past.
Народ, алкавший справедливости, требовал реформ.
The people, longing for justice, demanded reforms.



















