Definition of yearns:
(v) :
(intransitive, also figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
(n) :
A strong desire or longing; a yearning, a yen.
(v) :
(specifically) To long for something in the past with melancholy or nostalgia.
(v) :
(intransitive) Of music, words, etc.: to express strong desire or longing.
(v) :
(intransitive, dated) To have strong feelings of affection, love, sympathy, etc., toward someone.
(v) :
(transitive) Often followed by out: to perform (music) which conveys or say (words) which express strong desire or longing.