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repine
CIDE DICTIONARY
repine, v. i. [Pref. re- + pine to languish.].
- To fail; to wane. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur. [1913 Webster]"But Lachesis thereat gan to repine." [1913 Webster]"What if the head, the eye, or ear repined
To serve mere engines to the ruling mind?" [1913 Webster]
repine, n.
Vexation; mortification. Shak. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
repine, v.intr. (often foll. by at, against) fret; be discontented.
Etymology
RE- + PINE(2), after repent
THESAURUS
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, whineROGET THESAURUS
repine
Pain
VB feel pain, suffer pain, experience pain, undergo pain, bear pain, endure pain, smart, ache, suffer, bleed, ail, be the victim of, labor under afflictions, bear the cross, quaff the bitter cup, have a bad time of it, fall on evil days, go hard with, come to grief, fall a sacrifice to, drain the cup of misery to the dregs, sup full of horrors, sit on thorns, be on pins and needles, wince, fret, chafe, worry oneself, be in a taking, fret and fume, take on, take to heart, cark, grieve, mourn, yearn, repine, pine, droop, languish, sink, give way, despair, break one's heart, weigh upon the heart.Discontent
VB be discontented, quarrel with one's bread and butter, repine, regret, wish one at the bottom of the Red Sea, take on, take to heart, shrug the shoulders, make a wry face, pull a long face, knit one's brows, look blue, look black, look black as thunder, look blank, look glum, take in bad part, take ill, fret, chafe, make a piece of work, grumble, croak, lament, cause discontent, dissatisfy, disappoint, mortify, put out, disconcert, cut up, dishearten.Regret
VB regret, deplore, bewail, repine, cast a longing lingering look behind, rue, rue the day, repent, infandum renovare dolorem, prey on the mind, weigh on the mind, have a weight on the mind, leave an aching void.Dejection
VB be dejected, grieve, mourn, take on, give way, lose heart, despond, droop, sink, lower, look downcast, frown, pout, hang down the head, pull a long face, make a long face, laugh on the wrong side of the mouth, grin a ghastly smile, look blue, look like a drowned man, lay to heart, take to heart, mope, brood over, fret, sulk, pine, pine away, yearn, repine, despair, refrain from laughter, keep one's countenance, be grave, look grave, repress a smile, depress, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, damp, dull, deject, lower, sink, dash, knock down, unman, prostrate, break one's heart, frown upon, cast a gloom, cast a shade on, sadden, damp one's hopes, dash one's hopes, wither one's hopes, weigh on the mind, lie heavy on the mind, prey on the mind, weigh on the spirits, lie heavy on the spirits, prey on the spirits, damp the spirits, depress the spirits.For further exploring for "repine" in Webster Dictionary Online