pining

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See also: píning

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪnɪŋ/

Verb[edit]

pining

present participle and gerund of pine

Noun[edit]

pining (plural pinings)

The act of one who pines.
- 1791, Ann Radcliffe, The Romance of the Forest:
  the sullen pinings of discontent

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