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yearning
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Yearn \Yearn\ (y[~e]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yearned; p. pr. & vb. n. Yearning.] [Also earn, ern; probably a corruption of OE. ermen to grieve, AS. ierman, yrman, or geierman, geyrman, fr. earm wretched, poor; akin to D. & G. arm, Icel. armr, Goth. arms. The y- in English is perhaps due to the AS. ge (see Y-).] To pain; to grieve; to vex. [Obs.] "She laments, sir, for it, that it would yearn your heart to see it." --Shak. [1913 Webster] It yearns me not if men my garments wear. --Shak. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
yearning \yearn"ing\, n.
1. prolonged unfulfilled desire or need.
Syn: longing.
[WordNet 1.5]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
yearning \yearn"ing\, adj.
1. full of longing or unfulfilled desire.
Syn: wistful.
[WordNet 1.5]
