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pining

[pahy-ning] / ˈpaɪ nɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
languishing
Synonyms




ADJECTIVE
lovesick
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ADJECTIVE
wishing
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By all accounts, investors are pining for shares.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

“Audiences are pining for novelty, especially younger demographics.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

And in an especially disturbing fundraising email sent in the very early morning hours of Feb. 13, Trump evoked the image of a lonely lover pining for company.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

For decades engineers, architects, futurists, industrialists, investors and politicians have been pining for a better, faster and cheaper way to build homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

He had obviously never stopped pining for his own home and master; although he ate well and his coat was glossy with health, he never maintained anything but a dignified, unyielding distance.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford




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