repine
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re·pine
(rĭ-pīn′)intr.v. re·pined, re·pin·ing, re·pines
1. To be discontented or low in spirits; complain or fret.
2. To yearn after something: Immigrants who repined for their homeland.
[Middle English repinen, to be aggrieved : re-, re- + pinen, to yearn; see pine2.]
re·pin′er n.
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repine
(rɪˈpaɪn)vb
(intr) to be fretful or low-spirited through discontent
[C16: from re- + pine2]
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re•pine
(rɪˈpaɪn)v.i. -pined, -pin•ing.
1. to fret or complain.
2. to yearn for something.
[1520–30; appar. on the model of repent1]
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repine
Past participle: repined
Gerund: repining
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repine
vi (liter) → hadern (geh) → (at, against mit)
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