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Word entry · 5 letters

yearn

Best crossword clue

"Long for"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /jɜːn/Part of speech verbSorted aenryStarts with YEnds with N2 cluesCommon crossword word
1Y2E3A4R5N

Definitions

  1. have affection for; feel tenderness for

Used in a sentence

  • All I yearn for is a simple life.
  • I muſt do that my heart-ſtrings yern to do: but my word's paſt.
  • You are now before my eyes, my eyes that are ready to flow with tenderness, but cannot give relief to my gushing heart, that dictates what I am now saying, and yearns to tell you all its achings.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Long for5 letters
02Have an intense longing5 letters

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