How to pronounce yearning

Listen to yearning in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“yearning” in real sentences

330 clips in the index · 38 American · 15 British · 8 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. that that yearning for meaning, that yearning for purpose, that yearning for the divine.

    The 92nd Street Y · hear it here

  2. But this yearning for Zion.

    Dept of Justice · hear it here

  3. of me, that was yearning for attention, that was yearning for connection and really wanted to

    TED · hear it here

  4. The yearning for improvement is omnipresent.

    Oxford Union · hear it here

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