yearn
verb (used without object)
to have an earnest or strong desire; long.
will be yearning
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future progressiveof yearn.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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George Clooney fans will have a fit of the vapours; old school John Waters fans will be yearning for a reprise of the Good Morning Baltimore number from Hairspray.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2010
But you will be yearning for sight of this vessel whiles I keep you.
From Martin Conisby's Vengeance by Jeffery Farnol
The odds are, that the old aunt is addicted to snuff, tracts, and the distribution of flannel, and before August, the fair Dorothea will be yearning for a sight of her adorer.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 by Various
