All pining synonyms
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P p noun pining
- keening β a wailing lament for the dead.
- wistfulness β characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning.
- lamentation β the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- willfulness β deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
- aching β causing physical pain or distress: treatment for an aching back.
- appetence β a natural craving or desire
- appetency β a strong desire; craving; appetite
- fire in the belly β (Idiomatic) The emotional stamina and vigor, passion, or inner drive to achieve something, to take action, etc.
- mourning β The expression of deep sorrow for someone who has died, typically involving following certain conventions such as wearing black clothes.
- druthers β one's own way, choice, or preference: If I had my druthers, I'd dance all night.
- nostalgia β a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time: a nostalgia for his college days.
- munchies β crunchy or chewy. Informal. for snacking: munchy foods like popcorn and cookies.
- munchy β crunchy or chewy. Informal. for snacking: munchy foods like popcorn and cookies.
- itch β to have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected: My nose itches.
- will β Wallace, 1875β1959, U.S. journalist and humorist.
- hungering β Present participle of hunger.
- hearts and flowers β maudlin sentimentality: The play is a period piece, full of innocence abused and hearts and flowers.
- hankering β a longing; craving.
adj pining
- lymphatic β pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
- lovesick β languishing with love: a lovesick adolescent.
- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- longing β strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
- appetent β having an eager longing or desire
- blahs β nonsense; rubbish: What they say is blah.
- bilious β If someone describes the appearance of something as bilious, they mean that they think it looks unpleasant and rather disgusting.
- languid β lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
- eager β keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
- languishing β becoming languid, in any way.
- languorous β characterized by languor; languid.
adjective pining
- wimpy β of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
- energyless β Without energy.
- warmblooded β Alternative spelling of warm-blooded.
- homesick β sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- wishing β Present participle of wish.