yearning

Meanings

Noun

prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
A wistful or melancholy longing.
rennet (an enzyme to curdle milk in order to make cheese).

Verb

desire strongly or persistently
have a desire for something or someone who is not present
have affection for; feel tenderness for
present participle and gerund of yearn

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English yerning, from Old English ġierning, ġierninge. Equivalent to the gerund (yearn + -ing). yearn comes from Proto-West Germanic *girnijan, from Proto-Germanic *girnijaną, from *gernaz (“eager, willing”) + *-janą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to yearn for”). By surface analysis, yearn + ing.

Synonyms

ache, hanker, hungriness, languish, long, longing, pine, yearn, yen

Scrabble Score: 12

yearning is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
yearning is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
yearning is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

yearning is a valid Words With Friends word