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Aspiring vs Yearning - What's the difference?

aspiring | yearning |

As verbs the difference between aspiring and yearning

is that aspiring is present participle of lang=en while yearning is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between aspiring and yearning

is that aspiring is aspiration while yearning is a wistful or melancholy longing.

As an adjective aspiring

is hoping to become.

aspiring

English

Adjective

(head)
  • hoping to become
    • Aspiring pop stars lined up for hours just to audition.

    Synonyms

    * ambitious * wannabe * would-be

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • aspiration

    • Anagrams

    * *

    yearning

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wistful or melancholy longing.
    • She had a yearning to see her long-lost sister again.
  • (archaic) rennet

    • Related terms

    * yearn

    Verb

    (head)
    • English abstract nouns