as in longing
a strong wish for something
had a sudden yearning for something sweet
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as in crying
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
The lyrics depict how many high schoolers feel when expected to act maturely as children, only to grow up yearning to be more carefree in adulthood.
—Jasmine Sessoms, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
Everything Monsters ostensibly wants to do — balancing layers of skepticism with a yearning for empathy — is captured in that one exceptional episode and, maddeningly, only in brief moments and performances elsewhere.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
For those yearning for daily NASCAR content, NASCAR’s production team will churn out a 10-minute YouTube show called NASCAR Daily, with quick-hitting news and updates.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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All three seem to get along just fine, which makes the natural yearning for an old flame to rekindle all the more tantalizing.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
The lyrics depict how many high schoolers feel when expected to act maturely as children, only to grow up yearning to be more carefree in adulthood.
—Jasmine Sessoms, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
Everything Monsters ostensibly wants to do — balancing layers of skepticism with a yearning for empathy — is captured in that one exceptional episode and, maddeningly, only in brief moments and performances elsewhere.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
For those yearning for daily NASCAR content, NASCAR’s production team will churn out a 10-minute YouTube show called NASCAR Daily, with quick-hitting news and updates.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Yearning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yearning. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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