Repine \Re*pine"\, n.
Vexation; mortification. [Obs.] --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Repine \Re*pine"\ (r?-p?n"), v. i. [Pref. re- + pine to
languish.]
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1. To fail; to wane. [Obs.] "Reppening courage yields no foot
to foe." --Spenser.
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2. To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys
on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to
murmur.
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But Lachesis thereat gan to repine. --Spenser.
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What if the head, the eye, or ear repined
To serve mere engines to the ruling mind? --Pope.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
repine
v : express discontent
WordNet (r) 2.0
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "repine":
be sorry for, bemoan, bewail, deplore, dirge, elegize, fuss,
give sorrow words, grieve, keen, kick, knell, lament, moan, mourn,
murmur, regret, rue, rue the day, sigh, sing the blues, sorrow,
wail, weep over, whine
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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