Pining

verb

/ˈpaɪnɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

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

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

"Laura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone."

3.verbTo grieve or mourn for.

4.verbTo inflict pain upon; to torment.

5.nounThe act of one who pines.

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