English Explanatory Dictionary

yearning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wistful or melancholy longing.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of yearn
noun
  1. Rennet (an enzyme to curdle milk in order to make cheese).

Pronunciation

/ˈjɝnɪŋ/ /ˈjɜːnɪŋ/ en-us-yearning.ogg

Word forms

yearning yearnings

Etymology

From Middle English yerning, from Old English ġierning, ġierninge. Equivalent to the gerund (yearn + -ing). yearn comes from Proto-West Germanic *girnijan, from Proto-Germanic *girnijaną, from *gernaz (“eager, willing”) + *-janą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to yearn for”). By surface analysis, yearn + -ing.

Related words

yearn earn rennet
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