pine
noun
any evergreen, conifer of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
will be pining
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future progressiveof pine.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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Twenty years from now, people will be pining for the clubs and balls that are new on shelves today.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 27, 2018
Few at Chelsea will be pining for Costa’s rampaging presence up front if Morata continues to play with this sort of finesse while also displaying such composure in front of goal.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 23, 2017
There is also a deep talent pool of free agents to shoot for in the summer of 2015 and no great reason to believe they will be pining to partner with a 31-year-old Anthony.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2014
People working in London will be pining just now for green fields and country air.
From Pushed and the Return Push by George Herbert Fosdike Nichols
You will be pining at many insufferable troubles, and a thousand several cogitations will be vexing your spirits at the chargeable maintenance of your Family.
From The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and the Second Part, The Confession of the New Married Couple by A. Marsh
