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Meaning of 'yearn' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Yearn [ v. i.]
- To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
- To be filled with longing desire; to be harassed or rendered uneasy with longing, or feeling the want of a thing; to strain with emotions of affection or tenderness; to long; to be eager.
2 . Yearn [ v. i. & t.]
- To curdle, as milk.
3 . Yearn [ v. t.]
- To pain; to grieve; to vex.

Meaning of 'yearn' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . yearn [ v]
Meaning (1):
- have a desire for something or someone who is not present
Example in sentence:
  • I am pining for my lover;
  • She ached for a cigarette

Nearby Words:

yea yead yean yeaned yeaning yeanling year yeara yearbook yeared

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