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yearning

[ yur-ning ]
/ ˈyɜr nɪŋ /
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noun
deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife.
an instance of such longing.
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Origin of yearning

before 900; Middle English; Old English gierninge.See yearn, -ing1

synonym study for yearning

1. See desire.

OTHER WORDS FROM yearning

yearn·ing·ly, adverbun·yearn·ing, adjective
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Words related to yearning

ambition, appetite, aspiration, craving, eagerness, fascination, hankering, hunger, longing, passion, thirst, ache, craze, fancy, infatuation, liking, love, need, urge, want

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British Dictionary definitions for yearning

yearning
/ (ˈjɜːnɪŋ) /
noun
an intense or overpowering longing, desire, or need; craving

Derived forms of yearning

yearningly, adverb
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