yearning

[ yur-ning ]
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noun
  1. deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife.

  2. an instance of such longing.

Origin of yearning

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English gierninge; equivalent to yearn + -ing1

synonym study For yearning

1. See desire.

Other words from yearning

  • yearn·ing·ly, adverb
  • un·yearn·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for yearning

yearning

/ (ˈjɜːnɪŋ) /


noun
  1. an intense or overpowering longing, desire, or need; craving

Derived forms of yearning

  • yearningly, adverb

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