yearn
verb (used without object)
to have an earnest or strong desire; long.
am yearning
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present progressiveof yearn (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I am yearning for the refreshment of a little solitary meditation, Mrs. Denys," he said.
From The Bars of Iron by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
It is a thousand pities, I often tell him, that he is still alive; I am yearning to write his biography, and cannot afford to wait for his dissolution.
From Alone by Norman Douglas
No one but Wilfred knows how I have schemed, deceived, sinned for him, and now, when I am getting old and am yearning for love, he, my only son, has turned against me.
From Roger Trewinion by Gunning King
Without it, what I am yearning to say might seem to you a hard saying; but now you will understand me.
From A Christmas Garland by Sir Max Beerbohm
By this time the situation has become intolerable, for I am yearning to rise and kick the young fellow out of the hut, and then to have a long and earnest talk with his companion.
From Through Russia by C. J. Hogarth
