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Yearning vs Wantingly - What's the difference?

yearning | wantingly |

As a noun yearning

is a wistful or melancholy longing.

As a verb yearning

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adverb wantingly is

with desire; yearningly.

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

    wantingly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • With desire; yearningly.
  • * 2008 , Ryan Dalgliesh, Love Notes (page 86)
    • This may be a tough pill to swallow but what Christ is saying is if you look wantingly , powerfully, or lustfully after someone, you have committed adultery. This is true for the married person reading this and the single person.