jonesing

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adjective

Suffering from withdrawal, or otherwise being in a desperate, addictionlike need of a substance.

“I'm jonesing for some peanuts.”

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Meanings

adjectivejonesing (not comparable)

alternative jonesin · alternative jonesin' · alternative jonezing · alternative jonezin · alternative jonezin'

  1. not comparableSuffering from withdrawal, or otherwise being in a desperate, addictionlike need of a substance.
verb

alternative jonesin · alternative jonesin' · alternative jonezing · alternative jonezin · alternative jonezin'

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of jones

    I'm jonesing for some peanuts.

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jonesing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jonesing

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“jonesing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jonesing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jonesing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jonesing.

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