Definition of "yarning" []

• Present participle of yarn. (verb)

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• "Through the steamy windows of the pub I glimpsed other walkers yarning over their pies and pints."
• "Unfortunately, we are yarning for a united nation."
• "The result is a record not just of the easy-come, easy-go Huston, yarning his way through mishaps, but also of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about to crumble."