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yearning (over)

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present participle of yearn (over)

Synonyms & Antonyms of yearning (over)

to have sympathy for

who wouldn't yearn over the poor little girl who fell and scraped her knee?

Synonyms for yearning (over)

aching (for),
bleeding (for),
commiserating (with),
compassionating,
condoling (with),
feeling (for),
pitying,
sympathizing (with)

Words Related to yearning (over)

caring (for)

grieving (for),
sorrowing (for)

loving

empathizing (with),
identifying (with)

tolerating,
understanding

Near Antonyms for yearning (over)

disregarding,
ignoring,
neglecting,
overlooking

disliking,
hating,
scorning

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“Yearning (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yearning%20%28over%29. Accessed 23 May. 2022.

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