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Yearning vs Thirsting - What's the difference?

yearning | thirsting | Related terms |

Yearning is a related term of thirsting.


As nouns the difference between yearning and thirsting

is that yearning is a wistful or melancholy longing while thirsting is the situation of having a thirst for something.

As verbs the difference between yearning and thirsting

is that yearning is while thirsting is .

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

    thirsting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The situation of having a thirst for something.
  • * Jonathan Edwards