repine

[ ri-pahyn ]

/ rɪˈpaɪn /

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verb (used without object), re·pined, re·pin·ing.

to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.

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Origin of repine

First recorded in 1520–30; re- + pine²

OTHER WORDS FROM repine

re·pin·er, nounun·re·pined, adjectiveun·re·pin·ing, adjective

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How to use repine in a sentence

But, fortunately, they had scant time for repining, and there is nothing like active occupation to banish useless brooding.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
He has lost that spirit of repining and sarcasm, and lives as if he had an object.'
The Heir of Redclyffe|Charlotte M. Yonge
He endured without repining the bent back, the sightless eyes, and the creaking joints incident to over-maturity.
The Fiend's Delight|Dod Grile
And they learned to accept the inequalities of life without repining insolence.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V|John Lord

I prepared myself for dismissal, and hoped that, when the hour arrived, I should submit without repining.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXVIII. February, 1843. Vol. LIII.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for repine

repine

/ (rɪˈpaɪn) /

verb

(intr) to be fretful or low-spirited through discontent

Word Origin for repine

C16: from re- + pine ²

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