vi & ·vt to curdle, as milk.
2. yearn ·vi to be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
3. yearn ·vt to pain; to grieve; to vex.
4. yearn ·vi 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.