- (v.i.&t.) To curdle, as milk.
- (v.t.) To pain; to grieve; to vex.
- (v.i.) 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.
- (v.i.) To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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