repine
verb (used without object)
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
are repining
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present progressiveof repine.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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While you are repining over what is beyond recall, events are moving on.
From Problems of Expansion As Considered In Papers and Addresses by Whitelaw Reid
