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- pronunciation:
- paIn
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
pines, pining, pined |
definition 1: |
to be affected with great desire and longing (often fol. by "for)".
The soldiers pined for their families back home.- synonyms:
- ache, die, languish, long, pant, yearn
- similar words:
- burn, crave, hanker, hunger, sigh, thirst, want, wish, yen
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definition 2: |
to languish or become weak, as from unfulfilled desire, longing, or other mental suffering (often fol. by "away").
Since her book was rejected by the publishers, she's been pining away and hasn't written anything.- synonyms:
- languish
- similar words:
- ail, fade, fail, lament, long, pant, waste, weaken, wither
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related words: |
ail, crave, fail, hunger, lament, wish, yen |
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