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Longing vs Yarning - What's the difference?

longing | yarning |

As verbs the difference between longing and yarning

is that longing is while yarning is .

As a noun longing

is an earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.

longing

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
  • The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise
  • Synonyms

    * yearning

    See also

    * desire * miss

    yarning

    English

    Verb

    (head)