yearn
verb (used without object)
to have an earnest or strong desire; long.
is yearning
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present progressiveof yearn (3rd 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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The overarching theme of this display of some 80 international artists, which occupies almost the entire Taipei Fine Arts Museum, is yearning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
I think it’s a subversive telling of the story about a certain kind of masculinity and he just peels that onion to reveal what’s really underneath, which is yearning, loneliness, fear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
"Tiger King" star Joe Exotic is yearning for the public's help in assisting him with paying off his Netflix nemesis Carole Baskin.
From Fox News ● Jan. 6, 2022
Nights out are back, as are restaurants, concerts and everything else the rest of Europe is yearning for.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2021
And somewhere deep in her mind, Zeta-4 is yearning for a mom she’ll never know again.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
