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Common collocations with yearning in American Collocation

yearning noun countable/uncountable

US /ˈjɜrnɪŋ/

strong

deep
intense

There is a deep yearning in the region for change.

types of yearning

nostalgic
romantic
spiritual

Her dancing captured the romantic yearning of the music.

express
feel
have
satisfy

These Gothic-style castle ruins seem to satisfy a nostalgic yearning for the romance and chivalry of the past.