yearning
Definitions
Noun
- Prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
Verb
- Desire strongly or persistently
- Have a desire for something or someone who is not present
- Have affection for; feel tenderness for
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "yearning".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "yearning".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "yearning".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | meaning | 2 | 127 |
| 2 | learning | 2 | 60 |
| 3 | wearing | 2 | 47 |
| 4 | warning | 2 | 44 |
| 5 | earnings | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | nearing | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | earning | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | tearing | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | yearnings | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | yawning | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | weaning | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | searing | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | rearing | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | yanking | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | yearling | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | yearlings | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | earnings' | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | yeargin | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | yarling | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | werning | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "yearning" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "yearning" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "yearning" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 17
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 5
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Stop Normalising 'Yearning': The Dating Realities Of Heathcliff's Toxic Behaviour
Feb 18, 2026 HuffPost UK
Feb 18, 2026 HuffPost UK
From Off Campus to Heated Rivalry: What our obsession with the yearning man reveals about us
May 26, 2026 who.com.au
May 26, 2026 who.com.au
Jacksonville Native Theron Montgomery Releases New Novel The Street of Yearning
Jan 5, 2026 Calhoun Journal
Jan 5, 2026 Calhoun Journal