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   Re·pine

   /rəˈpīn/

   

   verb

   • 1. feel or express discontent; fret: literary "you mustn't let yourself repine"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from re- ‘again’ + the verb pine2, on the pattern of repent.

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   The meaning of REPINE is to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain. Did you know?

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   REPINE definition: 1. to feel sad or complain about something, especially a bad situation: 2. to feel sad or complain…. Learn more.

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   The verb repine describes expressing gloom or discontent. Brooding, fretful, and sad — these are the traits of people who repine at their circumstances in life.

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   Repine definition: to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.. See examples of REPINE used in a sentence.

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   REPINE meaning: 1. to feel sad or complain about something, especially a bad situation: 2. to feel sad or complain…. Learn more.

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   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. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   Repine definition: To be discontented or low in spirits; complain or fret.

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   Jun 2, 2024 · repine (third-person singular simple present repines, present participle repining, simple past and past participle repined) ( intransitive , now literary ) To complain ; to regret ; to fret . [from early 16th c.]

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    repine in American English. (rɪˈpaɪn ) verb intransitive Word forms: reˈpined or reˈpining. to feel or express unhappiness or discontent; complain; fret. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun repine. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.