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verb Download 🔗Share To have strong feelings of love, sympathy, affection, etc. (toward someone). Examples : "After moving away, she yearned for her family and friends back home. " emotion sensation mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To curdle, as milk. Examples : "The old milk, left out in the hot sun, yearned and had to be thrown away. " food chemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading