repine

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
repine
    v 1: express discontent
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Repine \Re*pine"\, n.
   Vexation; mortification. [Obs.] --Shak.
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from 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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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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

    

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