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    yearning
    /ˈjəːnɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. a feeling of intense longing for something: "he felt a yearning for the mountains"

    adjective

    • 1. involving or expressing yearning: "a yearning hope"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishYEARNING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    YEARNING definition: 1. a strong feeling of wishing for something, especially something that you cannot have or get…. Learn more.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishYEARN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to wish very strongly, especially for something that you cannot have or something that is very difficult to have: Despite his great commercial success he still yearns for critical approval. [ + to infinitive ] Sometimes I just yearn to be alone. Synonyms. long for something formal. pine. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wanting things.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › yearningYearning Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of YEARNING is a tender or urgent longing. How to use yearning in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishYEARNING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. an intense or overpowering longing, desire, or need; craving. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. yearningly (ˈyearningly) adverb. Word Frequency. yearning in American English. (ˈjɜrnɪŋ ) noun. deep or anxious longing, desire, etc. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryYEARN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to wish very strongly, especially for something that you cannot have or something that is very difficult to have: Despite his great commercial success he still yearns for critical approval. [ + to infinitive ] Sometimes I just yearn to be alone. Synonyms. long for something formal. pine. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wanting things.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › YearningYearning - definition of yearning by The Free Dictionary

    Define yearning. yearning synonyms, yearning pronunciation, yearning translation, English dictionary definition of yearning. n. A persistent, often melancholy desire; a longing: a yearning for romance and adventure.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › yearningyearning - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 15, 2024 · yearning (plural yearnings) A wistful or melancholy longing. She had a yearning to see her long-lost sister again.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › yearnYearn - definition of yearn by The Free Dictionary

    1. To have a strong, often sad longing: yearn for a better life; yearn to see an old friend. 2. To feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness: yearned over the child's fate. [Middle English yernen, from Old English geornan, giernan; see gher- in Indo-European roots .] yearn′er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › yearnyearn - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 26, 2024 · yearn (third-person singular simple present yearns, present participle yearning, simple past and past participle yearned or (rare) yearnt) ( intransitive, also figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something. All I yearn for is a simple life.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › yearning_n1yearning, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun yearning mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun yearning, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.