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- [pahyn]
- /paɪn/
- /paɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahyn]
- /paɪn/
Definitions of pining word
- verb without object pining to yearn deeply; suffer with longing; long painfully (often followed by for): to pine for one's home and family. 1
- verb without object pining to fail gradually in health or vitality from grief, regret, or longing (often followed by away): Separated by their families, the lovers pined away. 1
- verb without object pining Archaic. to be discontented; fret. 1
- verb with object pining Archaic. to suffer grief or regret over. 1
- noun pining Archaic. painful longing. 1
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Origin of pining
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English pinen to torture, torment, inflict pain, be in pain; Old English pīnian to torture, derivative of pīn torture (Middle English pine) < Late Latin pēna, Latin poena punishment. See pain
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Parts of speech for Pining
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pining popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pining usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pining
noun pining
- appetence — a natural craving or desire
- appetency — a strong desire; craving; appetite
- druthers — one's own way, choice, or preference: If I had my druthers, I'd dance all night.
- fire in the belly — (Idiomatic) The emotional stamina and vigor, passion, or inner drive to achieve something, to take action, etc.
- hankering — a longing; craving.
adj pining
adjective pining
- energyless — Without energy.
- homesick — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- warmblooded — Alternative spelling of warm-blooded.
- wimpy — of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
- wishing — Present participle of wish.