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Thesaurus: yearn

To pain; to grieve; to vex.

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  1. v. t. To pain; to grieve; to vex.
  2. v. i. To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
  3. v. i. & t. To curdle, as milk.
  4. 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.
  5. v. desire strongly or persistently
  6. v. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
  7. v. have affection for; feel tenderness for
  8. v:100 v. have affection for; feel tenderness for