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Synonyms

• hanker desire strongly or persistently
• long desire strongly or persistently ; for an extended time or at a distant time; for an extended distance ; primarily temporal sense; primarily spatial sense; of relatively great height; good at remembering; holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices; (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration; involving substantial risk; planning prudently for the future; having or being more than normal or necessary

• “She ached for a cigarette“
• “I am pining for my lover“

Synonyms

• ache a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain ; feel physical pain; have a desire for something or someone who is not present; be the source of pain
• yen have a desire for something or someone who is not present; a yearning for something or to do something ; the basic unit of money in Japan
• pine have a desire for something or someone who is not present; a coniferous tree ; straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus
• languish lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; have a desire for something or someone who is not present; become feeble

• “feel tenderness for“