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View synonyms for repine
repine
[ ri-pahyn ]
verb (used without object)
, re·pined, re·pin·ing.
- to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
repine
/ rɪˈpaɪn /
verb
- intr to be fretful or low-spirited through discontent
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Other Words From
- re·piner noun
- unre·pined adjective
- unre·pining adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of repine1
C16: from re- + pine ²
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Example Sentences
Seek not then to stay me; when the Great Spirit calleth, weep not and repine not, for then is the hour of my deliverance.
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"We must not repine," he wrote to his wife on the 12th of October, the day after Hood sailed for England.
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But there—we must not repine—even in my sorrow, I feel how much we have to be thankful for.
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But for us it is not fitting to question or repine, but rather to rejoice in the rare possession that we hold.
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I repine, I find a reluctation of spirit against believing that this is the place.
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