yearning
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yearn·ing 
[yur-ning] Pronunciation Key
[yur-ning] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | deep longing, esp. when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife. |
| 2. | an instance of such longing. |
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| yearn
(yûrn) Pronunciation Key
intr.v. yearned, yearn·ing, yearns
[Middle English yernen, from Old English geornan, giernan; see gher-2 in Indo-European roots.] yearn'er n. |
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| yearn·ing
(yûr'nĭng) Pronunciation Key
n. A persistent, often wistful or melancholy desire; a longing: a yearning for romance and adventure. |
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| yearning | |
noun | |
| prolonged unfulfilled desire or need [syn: longing] |
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