What is the meaning of yearning?

Desire strongly or persistently.
- synonyms: hanker, long, yearn
Have a desire for something or someone who is not present.
- usage: "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
- synonyms: ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish
Have affection for; feel tenderness for.
- synonyms: yearn

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