Yearning - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈjɜːrnɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word yearning
Brit.  |ˈjɜːnɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word yearning
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be' to yearn

noun

- prolonged unfulfilled desire or need (syn: longing)

Extra examples

...had a sudden yearning for something sweet...

She has a yearning to visit the village where she was born.

He had a deep yearning to return to his home town.

...an intense yearning to journey to distant lands...

My heart was yearning over her.

Word forms

noun
singular: yearning
plural: yearnings
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