Word Finder - pining

definition

To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.

synonyms

• droop
• languish

definition

To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.

example

Laura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone.

synonyms

• long
• yearn

definition

To grieve or mourn for.

definition

To inflict pain upon; to torment.

synonyms

• afflict
• torment
• torture

definition

The act of one who pines.

You should do your best to acclimate to your surroundings instead of pining for something better.

After rejecting then pining for him for a few days, she wasn't ready for him to be less confused than she was.

Half the time pining for Miss Wonderful and the other half whining because she ripped my heart out!

If you want to discuss sympathy, think about poor me, pining away for a hot time and getting nada.

I mean, he liked her, but that was it, and she wasted years pining after him.

If you don't want to continue pining over him, you need to get some distance from him in order to get over it.

Some have pondered the question because they wanted to know if they truly loved the person they were with or pining over.

Fortunately, there are several places you can visit to find the discontinued shoes you've been pining after.

In the political and economic spheres this pining for the purity of the Middle Ages is completely impotent.

You will think I'm pining away for my beloved Wrentham, which is true in one sense and not in another.

An added benefit to spaying and neutering is cat owners will not have to withstand the pining of toms when neighborhood queens are in heat or the erratic nocturnal behavior of a queen in estrus.

With the sea of appealing celebrities, many of us find ourselves pining for a certain hot actress, actor or musician - so take a celebrity love match quiz to see how compatible you are!

Even if you're pining for moonlit walks and candlelight dinners, it's time to accept that your relationship has changed.

If you have other friends pining for their daily soap fix, consider starting an email soap opera update chain.

Plain White Ts song about a guy touring the world with his band but pining over the college girl he left behind was an instant hit and inspired everything from "I Am Delilah" t-shirts to countless cover and parody versions.

To her impatience and pining for him were now added the unpleasant recollection of her interview with Princess Mary and the old prince, and a fear and anxiety of which she did not understand the cause.