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verb Yearn v. i. & v. t. To curdle, as milk. (Scot.)
Yearn v. t. (past & past part. yearned; pres. part. yearning) To pain; to grieve; to vex. (Obs.) "She laments, sir, for it, that it would yearn your heart to see it." "It yearns me not if men my garments wear."
Yearn v. i. To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn. (Obs.) "Falstaff he is dead, and we must yearn therefore."
Yearn v. i. 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. "Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother; and he sought where to weep." "Your mother's heart yearns towards you."
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