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Uncommonyearning
The correct spelling is yearning.
How to pronounce yearning
/ˈjɜːnɪŋ/
verbIPA: /ˈjɜːnɪŋ/
Say it like: Yee-rni-ng
The correct spelling is yearning. To long, have a strong desire (for something). For example: "All I yearn for is a simple life."
Usage Examples
“All I yearn for is a simple life.”
“She had a yearning to see her long-lost sister again.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To long, have a strong desire (for something).
- 2.To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically.
- 3.To have strong feelings of love, sympathy, affection, etc. (toward someone).
- 4.To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
- 5.To pain; to grieve; to vex.
noun
- 1.A wistful or melancholy longing.
- 2.Rennet (an enzyme to curdle milk in order to make cheese).
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