pine
noun
any evergreen, conifer of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
am pining
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present progressiveof pine (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Now that a virus has stopped the show, I am pining for the songs that used to.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2020
"I have been shut up so long that I am pining for entertaining society."
From His Heart's Queen by Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
"You flatter yourself, sir," replied Phyllis "I am pining for Harpalus."
From Old Valentines A Love Story by Munson Aldrich Havens
You think I am pining for a coronet?
From At Love's Cost by Charles Garvice
You must not think I am pining for home.
From Stephen Grattan's Faith A Canadian Story by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson
