yearning
/ˈjɜːnɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण यर्निंग
तीव्र इच्छा, लालसा, तड़प
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noun
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[C/U] ~ (for sb/sth) | ~ (to do sth) formal
a strong and emotional desire
तीव्र इच्छा, लालसा, तड़प
- She felt a deep yearning for her home town.
- He had a yearning to see the sea again.
- He felt a yearning for the taste of his mother's cooking.
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- Her yearning for freedom grew stronger each year.
- The song speaks of a deep yearning for a lost love.
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yearn verbyearningly adverb