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to jonesing

to jonesing

9.9
To want something very much
  • verb
  • /ˈdʒoʊn.zɪŋ/
  • Slang
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  • After a long day at work, I found myself jonesing for a slice of pizza.

So an alcoholic, when they're jonesing for a fix, just in the in the grips of the alcoholism, they become a different person.

Examples

  • So an alcoholic, when they're jonesing for a fix, just in the in the grips of the alcoholism, they become a different person.

    Tom Bilyeu

  • When winter arrives, many people start jonesing for warmer weather and sunshine.

  • So if you're jonesing for one, you can get this one.

  • So an alcoholic, when they're jonesing for a fix, just in the in the grips of the alcoholism, they become a different person.

    Tom Bilyeu

  • She was jonesing for some attention from her friends after being away for so long.

Synonyms

to crave
vsto jonesing
103 3.8

To want something very much

is the same strong desire but used informally and as slang
to lust
vsto jonesing
  • NSFW
30 6.3

To want something very strongly, often something forbidden

is an urgent informal craving not mainly about forbidden or unattainable objects
to hunger
vsto jonesing
11 3.9

To want something very much, often food or success

is about an urgent informal craving not limited to basic needs or goals
to thirst
vsto jonesing
8 5.2

To have a strong wish for something

is the same urgent craving but in informal slang and more immediate
to hanker
vsto jonesing
5 7.4

To want something very much for a long time

is an intense craving that feels urgent rather than slowly lasting
to lust after
vsto jonesing
  • Informal
3 6.2

To want something very strongly, especially power or fame

is an urgent slang craving focused on immediate wanting rather than figurative wish
to joneses
vsto jonesing
  • Slang
9.9

Want something very much, especially a drug or a habit

is the same meaning but used as a continuous action form

How Strong

to obsess
304 5.5
to yearn
92 4.9
to jonesing
  • Slang
9.9
to crave
103 3.8
to desire
446 1.6
to want
∞ 1.0
to like
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

jonesing infinitive
jonesed past
jonesed past participle
jonesing present participle
joneses third person singular

Morphology

jonesing = jones (opaque) = jones + ing

The verb is the -ing form of slang 'jones', but the craving sense is idiomatic rather than compositionally obvious.

Etymology

Jonesing as a verb likely comes from the same idea of 'having a Jones', a slang way to say someone had a strong need often for drugs. So, to jones or be jonesing now simply means 'to feel a strong desire' for something.