What does yearning mean?

Definitions for yearning
ˈyɜr nɪŋyearn·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. longing, yearning, hungrinessnoun

    prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

Wiktionary

  1. yearningnoun

    A wistful or melancholy longing.

    She had a yearning to see her long-lost sister again.

  2. yearningnoun

    rennet

Wikipedia

  1. Yearning

    Yearning is a duet by George Jones and Jeanette Hicks released on Jones' debut 1956 album, Grand Ole Opry's New Star. It was released as a single on Starday Records and peaked at number 10 on the 1957 Billboard Hot Country Songs singles chart. Although Jones had previously released a couple of duets with fellow Starday artist Sonny Burns, "Yearning" was his first duet to become a hit, making the Top 10. Jones released another duet version of this song with Margie Singleton on their 1962 album, Duets Country Style.

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  1. yearning

    Yearning refers to a strong and intense desire or longing for something, often accompanied by a feeling of sadness or dissatisfaction due to the unfulfilled nature of the desire. It involves a deep emotional longing or craving that can be directed towards various aspects such as a person, a place, an experience, or an object. Yearning often reflects a deep longing for connection, fulfillment, or the attainment of a specific goal or aspiration.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Yearning

    of Yearn

Wikidata

  1. Yearning

    Yearning is a collaborative album by ambient musician Robert Rich and sarod player Lisa Moskow. It is based on the classical Indian musical form known as alap. Alap is the first and slowest section of a raga. The music on this album consists of Moskow’s sarod solos set against Rich’s classic droning ambiences.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of yearning in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of yearning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of yearning in a Sentence

  1. Jen Ramsey:

    Imagine saying yes... To that secret yearning inside you.

  2. Christopher Morley:

    There are three ingredients to the good life; learning, earning, and yearning.

  3. Gage Averill:

    It was constrained businessmen who were yearning for something lighthearted and convivial, they would sing these songs associated with their childhood. There was a widespread sense, you could find this now as well, that the nation was in decline, that life was not as simple as it had been in the 1890s, 1910s.

  4. Dan Pallotta:

    The things we’ve been taught to think about giving and about charity and the nonprofit sector are actually undermining the causes we love and our profound yearning to change the world.

  5. Former Rep. John Delaney:

    I think the American people are yearning for someone who's a truth-teller, sometimes the best way to make that point is to be a little bit disagreement with your own party, right ?

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