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yearn
to long for deeply
Synonyms
- long
- pine
- crave
- ache
Antonyms
- dread
- shun
yearn in a sentence
After a year abroad she yearned for her grandmother's cooking.
After a year abroad she yearned for her grandmother's cooking.
Where it comes from
From Old English giernan 'to desire'
Memory hook
YEARN — your heart YEARS for it.
Read it in context
- The Meadow Notebook Nature