English Explanatory Dictionary

repine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To complain; to regret; to fret.
  2. To long for (something) discontentedly; to pine.
noun
  1. A repining.

Pronunciation

rĭpīnʹ /ɹɪˈpaɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-repine.wav /ɹə-/

Word forms

repine repines repining repined no-table-tags glossary repinest repinedst repineth repyne

Etymology

Believed to have been formed (with uncertainty, due to the unusual formation) as re- + pine, with the verb giving rise to the noun (first attested in 1529 and 1593 respectively); compare the Middle English verb repinen (“(uncertain) to cause trouble to someone, grieve”) (from pīnen (“to cause pain, grieve, hurt, trouble; to starve, pine; to torment, torture”), from Old English pīnian), which may be related.

Derived words

repinement repiner repiningly unrepined unrepining unrepiningly
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