Word of the Day 6.29.9

repine

re·pine (r-pn)

intr.v. re·pined, re·pin·ing, re·pines

1. To be discontented or low in spirits; complain or fret.

2. To yearn after something: Immigrants who repined for their homeland.

[Middle English repinen, to be aggrieved : re-, re- + pinen, to yearn; see pine2.]

re·piner n.

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Verb

1.

repine – express discontent

kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick – express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; “My mother complains all day”; “She has a lot to kick about”

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