yearned

Phonetic Respelling: [ yurn ]

Definition:

v. desire strongly or continually; to want very badly

Sentence:

Katie yearned for the weekend so she could play with her friends.

More example sentences:

Katie yearned for the weekend so she could play with her friends.

Hear it

Lots of the immigrants were downtrodden and yearned to be free.

Hear it

Synonyms:

desire; long; crave

Antonyms:

despise

Yearned rhymes:

• One Syllable Rhymes
  • burned
  • churned
  • earned
  • learned
  • spurned
  • turned
  • yearned
• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • adjourned
  • concerned
  • discerned
  • returned
  • unburned
  • unearned
  • unturned
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • unconcerned