pining
See also: píning
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaɪnɪŋ/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪnɪŋ
Verb
pining
- present participle and gerund of pine
Noun
pining (plural pinings)
- The act of one who pines.
- 1791, Ann Radcliffe, The Romance of the Forest:
- the sullen pinings of discontent