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View definitions for pining

pining

adjective as in languishing

Strong match

adjective as in longing

adjective as in lovesick

adjective as in wishing

noun as in hankering

noun as in longing

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Reflecting on this new approach to online dating, I wonder if we are going full circle, pining for the traditional dating culture of the pre-internet age?

From BBC

Yet, I find there’s not much in the Golden City worth pining over that hard.

From Salon

Chelsea’s constant whining and pining for Rick was getting old a few episodes ago.

Besides pining over the Trump reject, the fact that she considers these to be “glow-ups” is telling.

From Salon

President Trump has been pining for the Nobel since his first presidency, if only, say his supporters, ‘it were fairly awarded.’

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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