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yearn⋅ing

  [yur-ning]
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–noun
1. deep longing, esp. when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife.
2. an instance of such longing.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE gierninge. See yearn, -ing 1

Related forms:
yearn⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. See desire.
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yearn·ing   (yûr'nĭng)   
n.  A persistent, often wistful or melancholy desire; a longing: a yearning for romance and adventure.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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