repine
verb (used without object)
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
repines
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present tense formof repine (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The florist nurses a tulip, and repines that his rival's beds enjoy the same showers and sunshine with his own.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler by Samuel Johnson
And next, whoe'er sees, We'll drink on our knees To the King; may he thirst that repines: A fig for those traytors That look to our waters, They have nothing to do with our wines.
From Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684 by Charles Mackay
One complains of a real or assumed grievance; he may murmur through mere peevishness or ill temper; he repines, with vain distress, at the irrevocable or the inevitable.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald
Tasso: The golden age, ah! whither is it flown, For which in secret every heart repines?
From Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) by Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams) Champney
She repines, her womanly nature revolts at the thought-the destiny her superstition pictured so dark and terrible, stares her in the face.
From Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
