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Meaning of pining

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

pining

Pronunciation:/ˈpaɪnɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.

    Synonyms:drooplanguish

  2. To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.

    Example: Laura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone.

    Synonyms:longyearn

  3. To grieve or mourn for.

  4. To inflict pain upon; to torment.

    Synonyms:afflicttormenttorture

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of one who pines.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pinehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pining

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