yearning
pronunciation
How to pronounce yearning in British English:
UK [ˈjɜ:nɪŋ]
How to pronounce yearning in American English:
US [ˈjɜrnɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
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- Adjective:
- full of longing or unfulfilled desire
Word Origin
- yearning (n.)
- Old English gierning, verbal noun from yearn (v.). Related: Yearningly.
Example
- 1. They never stopped praying , they never stopped yearning .
- 2. I believe this yearning is native and extremely healthy .
- 3. You say that you detect in my writing a yearning for apocalypse .
- 4. Her once blue eyes must have once projected yearning but also bestowed pleasure .
- 5. But these events show how universal is the yearning for a political voice .