Yearningly (Adverb)
Meaning
In a yearning manner; "he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word `Exit'".
Examples
- She stood at the edge of the ocean, looking yearningly out at the waves as they crashed against the shore.
- His eyes locked yearningly on the photo of his childhood home, memories of laughter and warmth flooding his mind.
- The puppy gazed yearningly up at its owner, hoping for scraps of food from the dinner table.
- As the last notes of the song faded away, she sang yearningly into the silence, her voice a soft whisper.
- The migrating bird looked yearningly at the distant landscape of its summer home, eager to return and nest.