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yearningly

UK
/ˈjɜːnɪŋli/
US
/ˈjɜrnɪŋli/

Translations

yearninglyadverb
UK
/ˈjɜːnɪŋli/
US
/ˈjɜrnɪŋli/
avec un désir ardent
He looked yearningly at the open door.
Il regardait la porte ouverte avec un désir ardent.
Additional translations
avec nostalgieExprime souvent un désir triste et presque impossible à combler.
Synonyms
wistfully
longingly
desirously
eagerly
hungrily

Definitions

yearninglyadverb
With a deep emotional longing or desire.
He spoke yearningly of the days when they were all together, his voice filled with nostalgia.
In a manner that shows a wistful desire for something that is almost impossible to obtain or regain.
She gazed yearningly at the photograph, wishing she could turn back time.
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