yearningly

Thân thiện

He gazed yearningly at the distant mountains from his window.

Definition

Adverb: In a manner that expresses a deep, persistent, and often sad longing or desire.

Usage

"Yearningly" describes how an action is performed, specifically one that shows a strong, emotional want for something that is absent, unattainable, or distant. It modifies verbs, typically those related to looking, thinking, or speaking.

Examples

• She gazed yearningly at the photographs of her homeland.
• The dog stared yearningly at the food on the table.
• He spoke yearningly of his dream to travel the world.

Advanced Usage

• Literary and Emotional Context: The adverb is often used in literary, descriptive, or emotional contexts to convey a poignant sense of desire or nostalgia. It intensifies the verb it modifies with a layer of emotional depth.
  • The old letters were read yearningly, each word a memory of a lost love.

Variants and Related Words

• Yearning (n): A deep, persistent, and often melancholic longing or desire.
  • A yearning for adventure compelled him to leave.
• Yearn (v): To have a strong, emotional desire for something.
  • She yearned for a simpler life.

Synonyms

• Longingly
• Wistfully
• Piningly (less common)

Antonyms

• Indifferently
• Apathetically
• Contentedly

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a yearning manner
   • he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word `Exit'

Từ đồng nghĩa

• longingly