ALL meanings of yearning
yearn·ing
Y y - noun yearning A feeling of intense longing for something lost, absent, or unattainable. 1
- noun yearning deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a widower's yearning for his wife. 1
- noun yearning an instance of such longing. 1
- verb without object yearning to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to yearn for a quiet vacation. 1
- verb without object yearning to feel tenderness; be moved or attracted: They yearned over their delicate child. 1
- noun yearning desire 1
- adjective yearning full of desire 1
- variable noun yearning A yearning for something is a very strong desire for it. 0
- noun yearning an intense or overpowering longing, desire, or need; craving 0
- noun yearning deep or anxious longing, desire, etc. 0