Dictionary.com
definitions

repine

[ ri-pahyn ]
/ rɪˈpaɪn /
|
SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR repine ON THESAURUS.COM

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

to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.

RELATED WORDS

moan, grumble, regret, lament, wish, whimper, yearn, mourn, murmur, mope, languish, fret, n

Nearby words

  1. repetitive strain disorder,
  2. repetitive strain injury,
  3. repetitive stress injury,
  4. rephrase,
  5. repic,
  6. repique,
  7. repl.,
  8. replace,
  9. replaceable,
  10. replacement

Origin of repine

First recorded in 1520–30; re- + pine2
Related formsre·pin·er, nounun·re·pined, adjectiveun·re·pin·ing, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for repining

British Dictionary definitions for repining

repine

/ (rɪˈpaɪn) /

verb

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

Word Origin for repine

C16: from re- + pine ²
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for repining

repine

v.

"to be fretfully discontented," mid-15c., probably from re-, here likely an intensive prefix, + pine (v.) "yearn." Related: Repined; repining.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper