yearning
noun /ˈjɜːnɪŋ/
/ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/
[countable, uncountable] (formal)- a strong and emotional desire synonym longing
- yearning (for somebody/something) a yearning for a quiet life
- yearning to do something She had no great yearning to go back.
Extra Examples- He looked at her with yearning.
- I found myself yearning for the end to come.
- They had a deep yearning for their homeland.
- He repressed his yearnings for a quiet life.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- desperate
- great
- …
- feel
- have
- find yourself
- …
- with (a) yearning
- yearning after
- yearning for
- …