repine

🇺🇸 /rɪˈpaɪn/ 🇬🇧 /rɪ'paɪn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

To grumble or complain about something, showing you're not happy with it.

He was always repining about the weather.

R

To feel sad or upset about something you can't change.

She repined about not getting the job, but knew it was out of her hands.

translation

v. To grumble or complain about something, showing you're not happy with it.; To feel sad or upset about something you can't change.

Word Forms

3rd Present repines
Progressive repining
Perfect repined
Past repined