pine
noun
any evergreen, conifer of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
was pining
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past progressiveof pine.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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At that point, Lightbody was pining for a woman who'd rejected his advances.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
"He was pining to me about how the performing arts industry had been totally shut down," Volckens explained, to which he "foolishly" told Goble he could possibly help.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2021
Several years before building a Super Bowl roster in San Francisco, John Lynch the broadcaster was pining for a new kind of defensive playmaker.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 11, 2020
And when I was with Serge, I was pining for Jacques.
From Fox News ● Mar. 10, 2020
And an indication that I was pining for the high times we had had in the big city.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
