pine away

paɪn əˈweɪ

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Conjugation

Definition of pine away - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

emotional suffering

Dated

suffer deeply and weaken from sadness or longing

Dated

He began to pine away after she left.
She pined away waiting for news from the front.
The old dog pined away after its companion died.

fade

languish

waste away

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Expressions with pine

pine box

box made of pine wood

She stored her tools in a pine box.

pine for

long for something or someone intensely

She pined for her hometown after moving away.

ride the pine

sit on the bench during a game

He had to ride the pine for most of the season.

pine green

adj.

of a dark green color resembling pine trees

The walls were painted a soothing pine green..

pine needle

long, slender leaves growing on pine trees

The wind rustled through the pine needles.

pine nut

edible seed of certain pine trees

She sprinkled pine nuts over the salad for extra crunch..

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languish

emotion

pine away in longing for something or someone

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French:se consumer, ...
German:vor Kummer vergehen, ...
Italian:struggersi, ...
Spanish:consumirse de tristeza, ...
Portuguese:definhar, ...
Chinese:日渐消瘦, ...
Japanese:やつれる, ...
Arabic:ذَبُلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְעַנּוֹת, ...
Russian:чахнуть, ...
Ukrainian:знемагати від туги, ...
Hindi:उदासीनता से मरना, ...
Bengali:দুঃখে শুকিয়ে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:consumir-se, ...
Czech:chřadnout, ...
Danish:visne hen, ...
Dutch:wegkwijnen, ...
Greek:μαραζώνω, ...
Hungarian:epedni, ...
Khmer:ស្រកស្គមដោយទុក្ខព្រួយ, ...
Korean:수척해지다, ...
Persian:از غم تحلیل رفتن, ...
Polish:usychać z tęsknoty, ...
Portuguese (BR):definhar, ...
Romanian:a se ofili de dor, ...
Swedish:täras av sorg, ...
Thai:เหี่ยวเฉาเพราะความเศร้า, ...
Turkish:özlemle erimek, ...
Vietnamese:suy sụp vì nhớ nhung, ...

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