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Definition of 'repine'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) repine
to fret or complain.

2. repine
to yearn for something.

Etymology: (1520–30; appar. on the model of repent¹)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) repine
express discontent

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) repine
vexation; mortification

2. (verb) repine
to fail; to wane

3. (verb) repine
to continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur

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