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Definition yearn

Etymology 1

From Old English giernan, from Proto-Germanic *girnijan?.

Verb

yearn (third-person singular simple present yearns, present participle yearning, simple past and past participle yearned)

(intransitive) To long, have a strong desire (for something).
(intransitive) To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically.
(intransitive, dated) To have strong feelings of love, sympathy, affection, etc. (toward someone).
(intransitive, obsolete) To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
(transitive, obsolete) To pain; to grieve; to vex.

Etymology 2

See yearning (�rennet�).

Verb

yearn (third-person singular simple present yearns, present participle yearning, simple past and past participle yearned)

(Scotland) To curdle, as milk.

Etymology 3

Conflation of yearn and yen (�desire, craving�).

Noun

yearn (plural yearns)

(nonstandard) Yearning; yen.

Results 327 Words with the letters YEARN

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ABERRANCY 18

AEPYORNIS 15

AERIFYING 17

AERODYNES 13

ANALYSERS 13

ANALYZERS 22

ANCIENTRY 16

ANDROGYNE 16

ANEURYSMS 16

ANHYDRIDE 16

ANHYDRITE 15

ANYWHERES 17

ARCHENEMY 20

ARYTENOID 13

ATTORNEYS 12

BANEBERRY 18

BARONETCY 18

BARYTONES 15

BETRAYING 17

BEWRAYING 20

BLARNEYED 17

BONEYARDS 16

BYSTANDER 16

CABINETRY 18

CARPENTRY 18

CENTENARY 16

CENTRALLY 17

CERTAINLY 16

CERTAINTY 15

CHANDLERY 19

CHICANERY 20

CLERGYMAN 21

CRANBERRY 18

DEFRAYING 18

DYNAMITER 16

EARNESTLY 13

EMBRYONAL 19

EMPYREANS 18

ENDURABLY 18

ENTERALLY 14

ENTRYWAYS 17

ESTRAYING 14

ETERNALLY 14

EYESTRAIN 12

GAINSAYER 14

GARGANEYS 16

GENERALLY 16

GERMANELY 18

GLENGARRY 17

GREENWAYS 17

GYROPLANE 18

HYDRANGEA 17

HYDRAZINE 24

HYMNARIES 17

HYPERPNEA 20

INERRANCY 16

INSECTARY 15

INTERLAYS 13

INTERPLAY 16

ITINERARY 12

JERRYCANS 24

LARYNGEAL 16

LAWYERING 18

LAYERINGS 15

LAYPERSON 16

LEARNEDLY 15

LEGENDARY 16

LEGIONARY 15

LINEARITY 13

LIVERYMAN 20

MACHINERY 20

MANOMETRY 18

MANSLAYER 16

MARYJANES 24

MATERNITY 15

MERCENARY 18

MILLENARY 17

MINELAYER 16

MOMENTARY 18

MONASTERY 15

MONOLAYER 16

MYONEURAL 17

NAYSAYERS 14

NECESSARY 15

NEUTRALLY 15

NONGREASY 15

NONLAWYER 17

NUMERALLY 18

OPERANTLY 16

OYSTERMAN 15

PAGEANTRY 17

PAINTERLY 16

PANEGYRIC 20

PANTRYMEN 19

PARCENARY 18

PARGYLINE 18

PARLEYING 18

PATERNITY 15

PEASANTRY 15

PECUNIARY 19

PENTARCHY 20

PHARYNGES 19

PHARYNXES 24

PLANETARY 16

PREGNANCY 21

PREPAYING 20

PROFANELY 19

PYRANOSES 15

QUARRYMEN 25

RAREFYING 17

REANALYZE 22

RECUSANCY 19

RELEVANCY 20

RELIANTLY 14

RENEWABLY 19

REPAYMENT 18

REPLAYING 18

ROUNDELAY 15

SALARYMEN 16

SEARINGLY 15

SECONDARY 16

SEDENTARY 13

SERGEANCY 17

SERGEANTY 14

SERJEANTY 21

STERNWAYS 15

STRANGELY 15

SYNERGIAS 14

TERNATELY 13

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TYRANNIES 13

TYRANNISE 13

TYRANNIZE 22

UNAWARELY 17

UNDERLAYS 15

UNDERPAYS 17

UNDERPLAY 18

UNEARTHLY 16

UNREALITY 14

UNSPRAYED 17

VENERABLY 20

VENTRALLY 18

VERDANTLY 18

VESTRYMAN 19

VINEYARDS 17

VULNERARY 18

WEARINGLY 18

YABBERING 20

YAMMERING 20

YATTERING 14

YEARLINGS 15

YEARNINGS 15

ZEMINDARY 25

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ABHENRYS 16

AERODYNE 12

AERONOMY 14

ANALYSER 12

ANALYZER 21

ANCESTRY 14

ANEURYSM 15

ANNOYERS 12

ANYWHERE 16

ARDENTLY 13

AROYNTED 12

ATTORNEY 11

BANKERLY 19

BARRENLY 15

BARYTONE 14

BLARNEYS 15

BONEYARD 15

BRAZENLY 24

CATENARY 14

CENTAURY 15

CHANCERY 19

CINERARY 14

CRAVENLY 19

CRAYONED 15

DAIRYMEN 15

DEACONRY 15

DECENARY 15

EMPYREAN 17

ENACTORY 14

ENDARCHY 17

ENTREATY 11

ENTRYWAY 16

ERRANTLY 12

ERRANTRY 11

EVERYMAN 18

FERRYMAN 17

FUNERARY 15

GARGANEY 15

GRAYNESS 13

GREENWAY 16

INLAYERS 12

INTERLAY 12

JERRYCAN 23

KNACKERY 22

LARYNGES 14

LARYNXES 19

LAYERING 14

LINEARLY 13

MANNERLY 16

MARYJANE 23

MONETARY 14

NABOBERY 17

NAYSAYER 13

NEURALLY 14

NUMERACY 18

NUMERARY 15

ORANGERY 13

ORNATELY 12

OVERMANY 18

PAPYRINE 17

PEDANTRY 15

PYRANOSE 14

READYING 14

REGNANCY 17

RELAYING 14

REPANDLY 16

REPAYING 16

RESAYING 13

REYNARDS 12

SEMINARY 14

STERNWAY 14

SWANNERY 15

SYNERGIA 13

TENANTRY 12

TYRAMINE 14

UNDERLAY 14

UNDERPAY 16

UNDERWAY 16

UNREALLY 14

URBANELY 16

VERDANCY 19

VERNALLY 17

VICENARY 18

VINEGARY 17

VINEYARD 16

WARDENRY 15

WEAPONRY 17

WEARYING 16

YEARENDS 12

YEARLING 14

YEARLONG 14

YEARNERS 11

YEARNING 14

YEOMANRY 16

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ABHENRY 15

AGENTRY 12

ANGERLY 13

ANNOYER 11

ANOREXY 17

ANYMORE 13

ARDENCY 14

BEANERY 13

BLARNEY 14

CANNERY 14

CARNEYS 13

DEANERY 11

DRAYMEN 14

ERRANCY 13

INLAYER 11

KNAVERY 18

LARCENY 14

NECTARY 13

ORANGEY 12

PLENARY 14

REYNARD 11

SYNURAE 11

TANNERY 11

TERNARY 10

UNREADY 12

UNWEARY 14

YARDMEN 14

YARNERS 10

YAWNERS 13

YEAREND 11

YEARNED 11

YEARNER 10

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ANERGY 11

CARNEY 12

DENARY 10

NAPERY 12

NEARBY 12

NEARLY 10

SENARY 9

YARNED 10

YARNER 9

YAWNER 12

YEARNS 9

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YEARN 8

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EARN 5

EYRA 6

NARY 7

NEAR 5

YARE 6

YARN 7

YEAN 7

YEAR 6

3 letter words with the letters YEARN ↑

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ANY 6

ARE 3

AYE 5

EAR 3

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ERN 4

NAE 4

NAY 6

RAN 4

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RYA 5

RYE 5

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YEA 5

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2 letter words with the letters YEARN ↑

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