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YEARNING

\jˈɜːnɪŋ], \jˈɜːnɪŋ], \j_ˈɜː_n_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of YEARNING

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Longing.
YEARNINGLY.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

YEARNINGLY.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A longing; great tenderness.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. Act or state of being moved with pity or tenderness; longing desire;-mental uneasiness arising from emotions of compassion sympathy.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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