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yearning
yearn·ing Y0012400 (yûr′nĭng)n. A persistent, often melancholy desire; a longing: a yearning for romance and adventure.yearning (ˈjɜːnɪŋ) nan intense or overpowering longing, desire, or need; craving ˈyearningly advyearn•ing (ˈyɜr nɪŋ)
n. 1. deep longing, esp. when accompanied by tenderness or sadness. 2. an instance of this. [before 900] yearn′ing•ly, adv. syn: See desire. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  yearning - prolonged unfulfilled desire or needlonging, hungrinessdesire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied statehankering, yen - a yearning for something or to do somethingpining - a feeling of deep longingwishfulness - an unrealistic yearningwistfulness - a sadly pensive longingnostalgia - longing for something pastdiscontent, discontentedness, discontentment - a longing for something better than the present situation |
yearningnoun longing, wish, desire, need, burning, urge, yen (informal), pining, hunger, hungering, inclination, eagerness, hankering He spoke of his yearning for another child.yearningnounA strong wanting of what promises enjoyment or pleasure:appetence, appetency, appetite, craving, desire, hunger, itch, longing, lust, thirst, wish, yen.Translationsyearn (jəːn) verb to feel a great desire; to long. to yearn for an end to the war. 渴望 渴望ˈyearning noun (a) strong desire. 渴望 渴望yearning
yearning desireA deep longing. I want to see as much as I can on my trip to England because I've always had a yearning desire to go there.See also: desire, yearningyearn for (someone or something)To have an intense, deep-seated longing or desire for someone or something, especially in a slightly melancholy capacity. I grew up in a tiny town in Kansas, yearning for the day I'd get a chance to move somewhere exciting like New York or L.A. All the girls in my class yearned for him, thinking he was this mysterious, brooding hunk, but he was actually kind of an awkward dork when you got to know him.See also: yearnyearn over (someone or something)To have a strong, tender, deep-seated sympathy for someone or something. I don't know why you insist on going to the animal shelters to yearn over the stray dogs and cats when you know we're not going to take one home with us. The whole world yearned over the country following the horrible attacks.See also: over, yearnyearning
Synonyms for yearningnoun longingSynonyms- longing
- wish
- desire
- need
- burning
- urge
- yen
- pining
- hunger
- hungering
- inclination
- eagerness
- hankering
Synonyms for yearningnoun a strong wanting of what promises enjoyment or pleasureSynonyms- appetence
- appetency
- appetite
- craving
- desire
- hunger
- itch
- longing
- lust
- thirst
- wish
- yen
Synonyms for yearningnoun prolonged unfulfilled desire or needSynonymsRelated Words- desire
- hankering
- yen
- pining
- wishfulness
- wistfulness
- nostalgia
- discontent
- discontentedness
- discontentment
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