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Yearn v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yearned p. pr. & vb. n. 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. --Shak.
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. & t. To curdle, as milk. [Scot.]
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. --Gen. xliii. 30.
Your mother's heart yearns towards you. --Addison.
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yearn
v 1: desire strongly or persistently [syn: hanker, long]
2: have a desire for something or someone who is not present;
"She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
[syn: ache, yen, pine, languish]
3: have affection for; feel tenderness for