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Antonyms for yearningly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : yur-ning

Phonetic Transcription : ˈyɜr nɪŋ

hatefully

Definition of yearningly

As in lovingly : adv tenderly
As in dearly : adv lovingly

Example sentences :

Helen looked up and caught the eyes so yearningly regarding her.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

I had feared that the yearningly inquisitive Sarah might also be there.
Extract from : « John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein » by Frank R. Stockton

He must go with us—Jimmy,” broke out Helena yearningly: “and so must you.
Extract from : « The Lady and the Pirate » by Emerson Hough

She watched him yearningly until he felt her gaze and looked at her.
Extract from : « The Secret of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White

He slipped an arm around her yearningly, and then the storm within her broke.
Extract from : « Children of the Desert » by Louis Dodge

Yearningly then, and only when it had done so, Miss Cutter took up the money.
Extract from : « Some Short Stories » by Henry James

She held the lapels of his coat and looked tenderly, yearningly, in his face.
Extract from : « The Invader » by Margaret L. Woods

She did wish he would not look at her—was it wistfully, yearningly or what?
Extract from : « Meg of Mystery Mountain » by Grace May North

Her trembling hands were stretched out before her yearningly.
Extract from : « When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete » by Gilbert Parker

She turned her head toward him longingly, yearningly, with heaving breast.
Extract from : « She's All the World to Me » by Hall Caine

Synonyms for yearningly

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