Synonyms for
Yearns
Definition
To have a strong desire or longing for something.
Synonyms & similar words
Example sentences
- He yearns for the summer when he can go swimming.
- She yearns for a world where everyone is treated equally.
- The dog yearns for his owner to come home.
- The children yearn for the day they can go back to school and see their friends.
- He yearns for the day he can travel the world and see new places.
Quotes
“I have a great yearning to be with you this Christmas Eve, to hold you and kiss you, to tell you how much you mean to me, to thank you for the happiness you bring to my life.” - Unknown
“The heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close.” - Thomas Moore
“It is a delicious thing to write, to be no longer yourself but to move in an entire universe of your own creating. Today, for instance, as man and woman, both lover and mistress, I rode in a forest on an autumn afternoon under the yellow leaves, and I was also the horses, the leaves, the wind, the words my people uttered, even the red sun that made them almost close their love-drowned eyes.” - Gustave Flaubert