Definition of "yeaning" []

• Present participle of yean. (verb)

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• "While a yeaning for peace jars with the wars and conflicts dotting the globe, a sure progress towards a more secure future is not unconceivable."
• "_ -- In March the yeaning season sets in; and as this time approaches, the food of the animals should be improved, and the greatest care must be taken of them."
• "At last he felt cold, and shaking an extra quantity of bedding round the yeaning ewes he entered the hut and heaped more fuel upon the stove."