Both Uses of
yearn
in
1st to Die, by Patterson
- The music was soft and languorous, and as much as I tried to deny it, part of me just yearned to be held.†
p. 172.7 *yearned = strongly desired
- But I was content to deceive, though I did it with the greatest yearning I had felt in years.†
p. 203.7yearning = strongly desiring; or a strong desire
Definition:
have a strong desire -- often for something difficult or impossible to have