pining
/ˈpaɪnɪŋ/
verb
- 1
To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.
- 2
To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
“Laura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone.”
- 3
To grieve or mourn for.
- 4
To inflict pain upon; to torment.
noun
- 1
The act of one who pines.
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