repine

rɪˈpaɪn

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Definition of repine - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

general discontent

Dated

feel or express discontent

Dated

She continued to repine over her missed opportunities..

complain

grumble

longing

Dated

long for something lost or unattainable

Dated

He repined for the days of his youth..

pine

yearn

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Origin of repine

Middle English, repinen (to be aggrieved)

Examples of repine in a sentence

They repined over the lack of progress in their project.
She repined for her childhood home.
They repined for the lost opportunities.

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French:se lamenter, aspirer, ...
German:beklagen, sehnen, ...
Italian:lamentarsi, rimpiangere, ...
Spanish:quejarse, añorar, ...
Portuguese:queixar-se, suspirar, ...
Chinese:抱怨, 怀念, ...
Japanese:不満を言う, 恋しがる, ...
Arabic:تَذَمَّرَ, تاقَ إِلى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַבִּיעַ חוֹסֶר שֶׁבַּע רָצוֹן, לְהִתְגַּעְגֵּעַ, ...
Russian:выражать недовольство, тосковать, ...
Ukrainian:скаржитися, тужити, ...
Hindi:असंतोष व्यक्त करना, लंबी तड़प, ...
Bengali:অসন্তোষ প্রকাশ করা, আকুল হওয়া, ...
Catalan:lamentar-se, enyorar, ...
Czech:naříkat, tesknit po, ...
Danish:klage, længes, ...
Dutch:klagen, verlangen naar, ...
Greek:παραπονιέμαι, λαχταρώ, ...
Hungarian:elégedetlenkedni, sóvárogni, ...
Khmer:ត្អូញត្អែរ, នឹកអាល័យ, ...
Korean:불평하다, 그리워하다, ...
Persian:ناراضی بودن, آرزوی چیزی را داشتن, ...
Polish:narzekać, tęsknić, ...
Portuguese (BR):queixar-se, suspirar, ...
Romanian:a se plânge, a tânji, ...
Swedish:klaga, längta, ...
Thai:บ่น, โหยหา, ...
Turkish:şikayet etmek, özlemek, ...
Vietnamese:phàn nàn, nhớ, ...

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