Thesaurus: repine
To fail; to wane.
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Definitions
- v. i. To fail; to wane.
- v. i. To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur.
- n. Vexation; mortification.
- v. express discontent
- 1. To fail; to wane. [Obs.] "Reppening courage yields no foot to foe." Spenser. 2. To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur. But Lachesis thereat gan to repine. Spenser. What if the head, the eye, or ear repined To serve mere engines to the ruling mind Pope. Vexation; mortification. [Obs.] Shak.
- Vexation; mortification. [Obs.] Shak.
- v. express discontent