Word: yearning
Phonetic:
/ˈjɜːnɪŋ/Listen:
To long, have a strong desire (for something). Example: All I yearn for is a simple life.
To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically.
To have strong feelings of love, sympathy, affection, etc. (toward someone).
To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
To pain; to grieve; to vex.
To curdle, as milk.
A wistful or melancholy longing. Example: She had a yearning to see her long-lost sister again.
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