yearning
11yearning — noun (C, U) a strong desire or feeling of wanting something (+ for): an actor with a yearning for recognition | a yearning to do sth: a yearning to travel …
12yearning — UK [ˈjɜː(r)nɪŋ] / US [ˈjɜrnɪŋ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms yearning : singular yearning plural yearnings mainly literary a strong feeling that you get when you want something very much, especially something that you know you may not… …
13Yearning — Yearn Yearn (y[ e]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yearned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yearning}.] [Also earn, ern; probably a corruption of OE. ermen to grieve, AS. ierman, yrman, or geierman, geyrman, fr. earm wretched, poor; akin to D. & G. arm, Icel. armr,… …
14yearning — noun Date: before 12th century a tender or urgent longing < a yearning for justice > …
15yearning — yearningly, adv. /yerr ning/, n. 1. deep longing, esp. when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower s yearning for his wife. 2. an instance of such longing. [bef. 900; ME; OE gierninge. See YEARN, ING1] Syn. 1. See desire. * * * …
16yearning — noun A wistful or melancholy longing. She had a yearning to see her long lost sister again. See Also: yearn …
17yearning — noun a yearning for the mountains Syn: longing, craving, desire, want, wish, hankering, urge, hunger, thirst, appetite, lust, ache; informal yen, itch …
18yearning — /ˈjɜnɪŋ/ (say yerning) noun 1. deep longing, especially when tinged with tenderness or sadness. 2. an instance of it. –adjective 3. longing: a yearning look. {yearn + ing1} –yearningly, adverb …
19yearning — yearn ► VERB ▪ have an intense feeling of loss and longing for something. DERIVATIVES yearner noun yearning noun. ORIGIN Old English, from a Germanic base meaning eager …
20Yearning (film) — Yearning may refer to several films:* Yearning (1964 film) , a Japanese film directed by Mikio Naruse * Yearning (1990 film) , an Armenian film …
