Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

yearning

/yẽrn'-ĭng/ · yearn·ing · IPA /ˈjɝnɪŋ/

01 n. prolonged unfulfilled desire or need.

1.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need.

Syn. longing.

02 adj. full of longing or unfulfilled desire.

1.
full of longing or unfulfilled desire.

Syn. wistful.