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yearns

verb

Meaning

  1. To long, have a strong desire (for something).
  2. To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically.
  3. To have strong feelings of love, sympathy, affection, etc. (toward someone).
  4. To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
  5. To pain; to grieve; to vex.
  6. To curdle, as milk.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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