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re·pine (r

-p

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intr.v. re·pined, re·pin·ing, re·pines

1. To be discontented or low in spirits; complain or fret.

2. To yearn after something: Immigrants who repined for their homeland.

[Middle English repinen, to be aggrieved : re-, re- + pinen, to yearn; see pine².]

re·piner n.

repine [rɪˈpaɪn]

(intr) to be fretful or low-spirited through discontent

[from re- + pine²]

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Verb

repine - express discontent

kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

Translations

repine [rɪˈpaɪn] VI (liter) → quejarse (at de) → afligirse (at por)

repine

vi (liter) → hadern (geh) → (at, against mit)

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