yearn

  • 41yearn — see EUCHARIST …

    Word origins

  • 42yearn — v.intr. 1 (usu. foll. by for, after, or to + infin.) have a strong emotional longing. 2 (usu. foll. by to, towards) be filled with compassion or tenderness. Derivatives: yearner n. yearning n. & adj. yearningly adv. Etymology: OE giernan f. a Gmc …

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  • 43yearn for — Synonyms and related words: ache for, be dying for, be hurting for, clamor for, cry for, gape for, hone for, hope for, itch for, languish for, long for, lust for, pant for, pine for, sigh for, spoil for, thirst for, weary for, wish for, yen for …

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  • 45yearner — yearn·er …

    English syllables

  • 46Yearned — 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,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 47Yearning — 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,… …

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  • 48yearning — yearn|ing [ jɜrnıŋ ] noun count or uncount MAINLY LITERARY a strong feeling you get when you want something very much, especially something that you know you may not be able to have ╾ yearn|ing|ly adverb …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 49yearning — yearn•ing [[t]ˈyɜr nɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) deep longing, esp. when accompanied by tenderness or sadness 2) an instance of this • Etymology: bef. 900 yearn′ing•ly, adv. syn: See desire …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50yearning — yearn|ing [ˈjə:nıŋ US ˈjə:r ] n [U and C] literary a strong desire for something = ↑longing yearning for ▪ a yearning for travel yearning to do sth ▪ He had a deep yearning to return to his home town …

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