Busy and Yearning

Busy

Busy adjective - Involved in often constant activity.

Yearning and busy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Yearning" instead an adjective "Busy".

Nearby Words: busily, busyness, busied, busying

Yearning

Yearning noun - A strong wish for something.

Busy and yearning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Busy" instead an adjective "Yearning".

Nearby Words: yearned, yearningly

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Somerset Maugham (anonymous review of Of Human Bondage: "...like many young men he was so busy yearning for the moon that he never saw the sixpence at his feet.")
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