Craving vs Yearn - What's the difference?
craving | yearn |
To long, have a strong desire (for something).
* All I yearn for is a simple life.
To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically
To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
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To pain; to grieve; to vex.
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As verbs the difference between craving and yearn
is that craving is present participle of lang=en while yearn is to long, have a strong desire (for something).As a noun craving
is a strong desire; yearning.craving
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) cravinge, from (etyl) .Etymology 2
From crave.Verb
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*yearn
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) giernan, from (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- Falstaff he is dead, and we must yearn therefore.
- It would yearn your heart to see it.
- It yearns me not if men my garments wear.