Both Uses of
yearn
in
The Call of the Wild
- His strength left him, and the last his mates saw of him he lay gasping in the snow and yearning toward them.†
p. 91.9 *yearning = strongly desiring; or a strong desire
- It caused him to feel a vague, sweet gladness, and he was aware of wild yearnings and stirrings for he knew not what.†
p. 158.9yearnings = strong desires
Definition:
have a strong desire -- often for something difficult or impossible to have